Dozens of live beetles disguised as Japanese snacks were intercepted at the Los Angeles International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles stashed inside an air cargo shipment ...

The beetles, which measured four to five inches long, can "pose a significant threat to our vital agriculture resources." ...

Agriculture specialists assigned to the airport discovered 37 live beetles hidden inside packages of Japanese snacks, ...

At Los Angeles International Airport last month ... That’s when they found the live beetles inside. They removed the insects and kept them for the Department of Agriculture to pick up.

More than three dozen live beetles, nearly the length ... Protection (CBP), agriculture specialists assigned to Los Angeles International Airport found the 37 giant beetles concealed inside ...

More than three dozen live beetles were found being smuggled ... a search as the air-cargo shipment arrived at Los Angeles International Airport from Japan last month, US Customs and Border ...

Thirty-seven live beetles were hidden inside packages ... Two of the beetles found in the cargo shipment to Los Angeles International Airport last month, left, and the ones found amid snacks ...