Federal officials intercepted a stowaway at Detroit Metro Airport earlier this year. And it was the first time U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers had ever encountered the creepy-crawly, according to authorities.

CBP officers intercepted a Ctonoxylon spinifer Eggers, or an African bark beetle, in a traveler's belongings during a routine inspection in February, officials said Thursday. The 3-millimeter-long bug was found in partially dry tree bark from the Ivory Coast and meant for medicinal purposes.

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