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.