Tales from the Morgue

We couldn't resist this little gem that ran in the Arizona Daily Star on April 7, 1968.

The story wasn't local β€” it didn't even happen in the United States β€” but the thought of children telling someone that ants were carrying sparkling stones is jut too good to let go.

From the Star, Sunday, April 7, 1968:

Termites Of Tel Aviv Find Hidden Treasure

TEL AVIV (AP) β€” Police recovered stolen diamonds worth $36,000 here after children found a colony of ants building an ant hill β€œcarrying little sparkling stones.”

The gems were hidden in a hole in a wall.

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Johanna Eubank is an online content producer for the Arizona Daily Star and tucson.com. Contact her at jeubank@tucson.com

About Tales from the Morgue: The "morgue," is what those in the newspaper business call the archives. Before digital archives, the morgue was a room full of clippings and other files of old newspapers.