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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芥虫

塵芥虫、歩行虫
ごみむし、ゴミムシ
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
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吸虫類

きゅうちゅうるい
trematodes (i.e. flukes)
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灸虫

やいとむし、ヤイトムシ
schizomid (any arachnid of order Schizomida)
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挙尾虫

しりあげむし、シリアゲムシ
scorpionfly (esp. the Japanese scorpionfly, Panorpa japonica); scorpion fly
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鎌脚虫

かまあしむし、カマアシムシ
proturan (any wingless insect of order Protura)
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噛柴

匂辛夷、田虫葉
たむしば、タムシバ
willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia
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肝吸虫

かんきゅうちゅう
Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis); Oriental liver fluke
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岩虫

いわむし、イワムシ
Marphysa sanguinea (species of eunicid worm)
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鈴虫

すずむし、スズムシ
bell cricket (Homoeogryllus japonicus); pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
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鰹節虫

かつおぶしむし
dermestid beetle