Japan gets vending machine for insect snacks like salted crickets

A 34-year-old man has installed a vending machine for insect-based snacks in Japanese city of Kumamoto, which dispenses about 10 different snacks. These snacks include protein bar made with powdered crickets, salted crickets, chocolate coated insects and canned tarantula spiders among others. About 500 items were bought from the machine during the first month of its operation.