Salted crickets, chocolate beetles: insect snack machine’s a hit in Japan

A shop owner in southern Japan who installed a vending machine that sells pre-cooked insects as snacks has been stunned by its success.

Crickets, diving beetles, insect pupae and rhinoceros beetles, each pre-cooked and sealed in pouches, are among the 10 items the machine has to offer. To cater to those with a sweet tooth, some of the insects are coated in chocolate.