A veritable menagerie of animals, from mice to ants to fish to worms, often participate, but it's fair to say the most regular experimental subjects are the astronauts themselves.
He's also trying to persuade the squeamish – people easily upset by something unpleasant - to overcome their fears of crickets, worms, and spiders, and instead see them as a tasty, alternative source of protein.
So we're being sent home with antibiotics for the next five days to hopefully clear up this really bad infection and feel like we'll have Monty up and eating some worms in no time.