Beetlemania Comes To China

Beetlemania comes to China This 28-year-old young man from central China's Hubei Province, named Ye Mao, has been infatuated with beetles for around 8 years and has amassed a massive collection. To the casual observer, it looks as if Ye just collects the same type of dung beetle over and over again, but Ye argues each beetle is worth cherishing and every one in his collection is "perfect". So far, Ye has hunted, caught and killed over 10,000 beetles with his own hands and preserved them for his collection. He told China Foto Press (CFP) that he often drives into the mountains and stays there nearly a week at a time to look for the beetles he is interested in. Every corner of Ye’s room at home has been inundated with beetles. People even