Stag Beetle

A stag beetle can cost as little as $10 or as much as $1.500 in Japan. The rarer enormous stag beetles, on the other hand, attract greater prices, with one unidentified Japanese resident paying $90.000 for a larger-than-average stag beetle in 1999. The stag beetle has a shiny black head and thorax, with a chestnut brown wing case. Male and female species have distinct characteristics. Anglers on male beetles are enormous. They are oversized mandibles that are employed for courtship displays and wrestling with other male beetles. They reach a length of 35mm to 75mm. Female beetles, on the other hand, reach a length of 30 to 50mm.

In Japan, fireflies, beetles, and crickets are popular pets, and pet stores in Japan are somewhat different from those in different countries. Japanese store owners struggle to safeguard their pricey insects from thieves since their establishments are filled with them. Beetles are considerably easier to steal than a cherished dog or cat.

Price: $90.000