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Whole cooked alligators are displayed before being served at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. The club, which promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air and space featured catering by chef and exotic creator Gene Rurka. Chef Rurka prepared a variety of dishes featuring an array of insects, wildlife, animal body parts and invasive species. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Whole cooked alligators are displayed before being served at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. The club, which promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air and space featured catering by chef and exotic creator Gene Rurka. Chef Rurka prepared a variety of dishes featuring an array of insects, wildlife, animal body parts and invasive species. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Amazon Chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos samples cooked cockroach at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Amazon Chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos samples cooked cockroach at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




A chef slices up bull testicles in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A chef slices up bull testicles in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




A chef holds tarantulas in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. Chef and exotic creator Gene Rurka led a team which created unique cuisine for the event, with dishes featuring an array of insects, wildlife, animal body parts and invasive species. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A chef holds tarantulas in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. Chef and exotic creator Gene Rurka led a team which created unique cuisine for the event, with dishes featuring an array of insects, wildlife, animal body parts and invasive species. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Goat penises are prepared in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Goat penises are prepared in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Gene Rurka holds cooked tarantulas in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Gene Rurka holds cooked tarantulas in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




A chef holds a belt fish in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A chef holds a belt fish in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




A scorpion sits on a cupcake in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A scorpion sits on a cupcake in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Cooked tarantulas and cockroaches are displayed on skewers in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Cooked tarantulas and cockroaches are displayed on skewers in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Women hold a cockroach and a tarantula to their mouths at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Women hold a cockroach and a tarantula to their mouths at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




A chef with a tray of roasted ostrich walks through the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A chef with a tray of roasted ostrich walks through the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Club member and food critic known as Baron Ambrosia wears coyote skulls during the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Club member and food critic known as Baron Ambrosia wears coyote skulls during the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Pastry Sous Chef Michael Ottomanelli holds chocolate-dipped strawberries covered in larvae in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Pastry Sous Chef Michael Ottomanelli holds chocolate-dipped strawberries covered in larvae in the kitchen before the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




A chef serves goat at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

A chef serves goat at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)




Daniela Kittinger chews a cooked tarantula at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Daniela Kittinger chews a cooked tarantula at the 110th Explorers Club Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York March 15, 2014. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
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