Burning Man is not a festival.
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And not just any old bugs, but, like, the worst bugs, which, as Burning Man itself has confirmed, come from three different species of the tiny nuisances, with varying terrible traits from just smelling terrible and hanging around lights en masse to straight-up biting people; in the words of festival veteran, photographer and former journalist John Curley, “They’re everywhere”.
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“Burning Man is an experiment in temporary community, and we’re the stewards of that process.”
Curley wrote: ‘All we know is that if you pick up some wood, you’re likely to uncover hundreds or thousands of the things’. “America’s least favorite gathering of startup dorks on MDMA is swarming with a plague of nightmarish, biting bugs”, said a writer who has never visited the event.
Anyway, Burners, you all have fun sweating and getting tongue-probed by stinky bugs! First-timers are encouraged to read the Event Survival Guide so they can survive and get the most out of the experience.
Belatedly, the official Burning Man blog fought back, with a post titled, “Bugs on the Playa: Don’t believe the buzz”.
This is by no means a final decision and I’m positive that Black Rock City, LLC will inform Burners of any new information that comes to light. A good-sized green bug fell to the ground. They’ve blown up inches deep against the sides of the Commissary tent.
You saved all year for the tickets, put together an iconoclast outfit that flaunts your best bits, stockpiled water and tradable knick knacks, hopped in an RV created to look like a unicorn, and finally got underway. They’re embedding in carpets like spilled rice. “Bugs have crawled up inside her visor and nestled around her eyes”, Curley wrote.
It’s been speculated that the bugs originated from the desert, where they laid dormant until hatched by spring and summer rains.
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