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“But why? Who would want 7,000 very creepy crawlies? Plenty of people, it turns out. Cambridge said the exotic pet industry is ‘absolutely bursting with buyers right now’ — and not just for furry foxes or lemurs, but for insects, too. Some of the stolen animals are known to fetch a pretty penny.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/11/thieves-stole-creepy-insects-spiders-museum-why/?utm_term=.cf2fa71e2c46&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Thieves stole 7,000 creepy insects and spiders from a museum. But why?These criminals weren't interested in jewels or cash. They stole hissing cockroaches and various species of tarantulas.