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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田鼈

水爬虫
たがめ、タガメ
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
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馬追虫

うまおいむし
Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
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葉虫

金花虫
はむし、ハムシ
leaf beetle (of family Chrysomelidae)
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飯島虫喰

いいじまむしくい、イイジマムシクイ
Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler
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白花虫除菊

しろばなむしよけぎく、シロバナムシヨケギク
Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory
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日本住血吸虫症

にほんじゅうけつきゅうちゅうしょう
schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum)
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肺吸虫

はいきゅうちゅう
lung fluke (Paragonimus westermani)
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蚤虫

のみむし
springtail
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嚢虫症

のうちゅうしょう
cysticercosis; measles (in cattle, etc.)
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豆象虫

まめぞうむし、マメゾウムシ
bean weevil (any leaf beetle of subfamily Bruchinae)