Order arrived this morning before 10:30 am (I got the next day morning delivery). I didn't see a dead cricket in the entire 2000 (and there seemed like more than 2000). The outside box is rather amusing and I too am unsure what to do with it but inclined to hold on to it. I would definitely order again, even with the hot weather - as long as they deliver before the heat of the day then everything seems to be alright, even though I had to sign the extreme weather waiver on the live delivery guarantee since the forecast for this area was 100F today (about 38 C).