This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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ざざ虫

ざざむし
dobsonfly or stonefly larva
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アメリカ鉤虫

アメリカこうちゅう
New World hookworm (Necator americanus)
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くつわ虫

轡虫
くつわむし、クツワムシ
Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)
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くっつき虫

くっ付き虫
くっつきむし
burr (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes)
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きちきち蝗虫

きちきちばった、キチキチバッタ
male Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust)
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蝸牛

でんでん虫
かたつむり、かぎゅう、でんでんむし、カタツムリ
snail; cochlea
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コロラド葉虫

コロラドはむし、コロラドハムシ
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
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蓼食う虫も好き好き

exp
たでくうむしもすきずき
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
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蛆虫

うじむし
maggot; worm (used figuratively as a term of abuse)
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蛹虫

ようちゅう
pupa; chrysalis