# @nbcnewyork on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=-y-tUW3ZnME
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73186971-nbcnewyork-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-09T20:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC New York (@nbcnewyork) — https://gondola.cc/nbcnewyork

## Caption

One group of New Jersey high school students are conducting more than just research during the historic resurgence of the Brood X cicada - daring to cook and munch on these timely critters.

The insect-eating club at Princeton High School was founded last year by students Matthew Livingston and Mulin Huan, both currently in their junior year.

"The club was founded in mid-2020. My high school research is on sustainable protein and alternative protein sources, so I decided to work with insects," said Livingston in a recent interview with NBC New York.

"People have asked, 'How can this be a sustainable protein if they only come up every 17 years?' It's a valid point, but this is an entry to other species like crickets, mealworms and black soldier fly. Insects and crustaceans are very close relatives, so it's not that large of a shift," said Princeton High School teacher, Mark Eastburn.

NBC New York's Linda Gaudino reports.

#BroodX
#Cicada
#NewJersey
#Climate
#Enviornment
#News4NY

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## Tags

enviornment, broodx, newjersey, climate, news4ny, cicada

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