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Confiscated Hercules Beetle brought to Brookfield Zoo

By FOX 32 Digital Staff

Published October 29, 2021 5:25pm CDT

Pets and Animals

Confiscated Hercules Beetle brought to Brookfield Zoo

Just in time for Halloween, the Brookfield Zoo is welcoming a creepy new creature to "The Swamp."

CHICAGO - Brookfield Zoo has a new creepy crawler just in time for Halloween!

The Hercules Beetle is one of the largest in the world and is believed to be one of the heaviest flying insects.

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It was actually confiscated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife workers after it was found with someone who did not have the right permits to own it.