what’s for breakfast At the Chicago hotel hosting the DNC event, there may have been mealworms

CHICAGO (AP) — Mealworms may have sickened at least one person at a Chicago hotel event earlier this week during Democratic National Conventionthe city’s police commissioner said Thursday.

While the investigation continues, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said indications are that people are putting mealworms on the tables.

“I’m not sure those were worms,” ​​Snelling said Thursday when asked about the possibility of bugs landing on various tables. “It was sawdust, so it was probably mealworms. They look the same. But that’s still under investigation.”

Mealworms are common insects that have yellow to brown worm-like bodies. They are the larval form of the worm beetle. Worms are similar in appearance, but soft-bodied, white to transparent in color. They are the larval stage of flies.

Several suspects, all women, entered the Fairmont Chicago, which was hosting a breakfast for DNC delegates, and began placing “unknown objects” on food tables before leaving the area around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, the said the police.

One person who ingested the food was treated by medical personnel and released at the scene, according to Chicago police.

The Fairmont Hotel confirmed the “disruption”, adding in a statement that staff “acted immediately to clean and sanitize the area, ensuring the event can continue without further incident”.

Earlier this year, activists released hundreds of mealworms, grubs and crickets at the Washington, DC hotel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest the war in Gaza.