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A giant beetle thought to have been extinct in the UK since the early 18th century has been rediscovered alive and well on a pavement.
The capricorn beetle, measuring 1.4in (3.5cm) long was found by a passer-by on an industrial estate in Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
The insect was handed over to environmental health officers and re-homed at the Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm in Warwickshire.
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