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In 1999 a giant stag beetle at 3.5 inches long was reportedly sold in Japan for $89,000. The beetle was highly prized in Japan, and the insect shop in Tokyo that brokered the deal said the beetle was bred by an amateur in Fukui and sold to the president of a communications company. In fact, the two men met in disguise in a karaoke cubicle to hand over the super-bug.
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