Apparently this isn’t new, decorated live beetles for jewelry. The unfortunate beetle was confiscated by U.S. Customs official after a woman tried to enter from Mexico into Brownsville, Tx, and the official saw the beetle crawling on the woman’s clothes tethered by a tiny gold chain and safety pin.

For more on the story and photos go to The bling beetle: Woman entering U.S. was wearing LIVE gem-encrusted insect as brooch.

One Response to “Live Gold and Bejeweled Beetle Brooch Confiscated by U.S. Customs:”

1. danica says:

   04/04/2012 at 21:50

   too bad. there could have been more safety ways to transport this.

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