First Confirmed Sightings of Apivenenum magnus (Oak 1995) in Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A.

The following is a manuscript accepted by a likely predatory journal. Although the Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management claims to use peer-review, it accepted a manuscript about the fictional Pokémon Beedrill (referred to as Apivenenum magnus in the manuscript). It has nonexistent authors and institutions, and is riddled with absurd claims (such as the existence of three-foot long, sixty-five pound bees, pet mice that can harness electrical currents, and that the Republic of North Macedonia is located in East Asia instead of Europe). The manuscript notes this, saying, “...the sources claiming that these sightings occurred are unreliable, in the same way that this paper is unreliable...” Despite all of these glaring issues, it was accepted in less than two weeks. No money of any kind (including dollars, yen, or Pokédollars) was paid to the publisher. Pokémon © 2002-2020 Pokémon. © 1995-2020 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. TM, ® and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo