Wow. I was pulling out some leaves for mulch from the pile I made last year. Then I noticed a circular hole in the densely packed leaves... What could it be?
Why, a
Rhino beetle coming out of its pupae skin.
Here in Japan, they are common pets among children and
otaku.
The Japanese name-
Kabutomushi.
Kabuto means "helmet" and
mushi means "insect." A helmet bug if you please. Samurai helmets looked a lot like the beetle, hence the name.
So anyway, I picked it up, put it in a flowerpot with some leaves for bedding, and brought it to my school for the little boys in my classes to look at.
It's a real beauty! Not so large, but very nice indeed.
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| Once you get over the freakiness of holding large bugs, you can see they are beautiful. |
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| From My Corner of Japan |
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