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Best Edible Insects

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19contenders high-voltage

734votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 03:00 PM

Mealworm1396

The worldwide ranking generated by 734 votes

19 / 19

Mealworm1396

Mini grasshopper1331

Small cricket acheta domesticus1303

Giant zophobas morio worm1295

Black ant1295

Bamboo worm1287

Locust pantanga succinct1263

Weaver ant1258

Black scorpion1255

#10

Grasshopper orthoptera1221

#11

Cricket gryllus bimaculatus1210

#12

Cicada1172

#13

Giant cricket1156

#14

Palm worm1130

#15

Tarantula1099

#16

Silkworm bombyx mori pupae1087

#17

Beetle scarab phyllophaga1078

#18

Diving beetle1026

#19

Giant water bug937

What the community says

Mealworm leads with an ELO of 1,396, ahead of Mini grasshopper (1,331) and Small cricket acheta domesticus (1,303). Ranked over 734 duels between 19 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.