Things I never thought I would need to say: do UK maggot vending machines still exist? We're covering insects on Rare Earth next week and I would love mention them. Anyone got recent pics?
If you don't believe me, here's comedian Stewart Lee's brush with them 11 years ago: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/23/stewart-lee-vending-machine-tory-party-maggots-grant
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