Giant beetle fetches record 10 mil. yen

Giant beetle fetches record 10 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A giant stag beetle measuring 80 millimeters long has been sold for a record 10 million yen ($90,000) at a Tokyo store specializing in insects. Store officials said a 36-year-old company president bought it for the store, claimed to be the highest ever paid for a giant stag beetle, whose scientific name is dorcus hopei.

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  • 1999/8/19 00:00:00
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