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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陸団子虫

おかだんごむし、オカダンゴムシ
common pill bug (Armadillidium vulgare)
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冬虫夏草

とうちゅうかそう、ふゆむしなつくさ、トウチュウカソウ
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
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輪虫類

りんちゅうるい
rotifers; rotatoria
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南海偽角平虫

なんかいにせつのひらむし、ナンカイニセツノヒラムシ
Persian carpet flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi); Bedford's flatworm
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駱駝虫

らくだむし、ラクダムシ
inocelliid snakefly (any insect of family Inocelliidae)
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二十八星瓢虫

にじゅうやほしてんとう、ニジュウヤホシテントウ
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
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鬚虫

ひげむし、ヒゲムシ
beard worm (any worm of phylum Pogonophora)
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飛んで火に入る夏の虫

exp
とんでひにいるなつのむし
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
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鉤頭虫類

こうとうちゅうるい
acanthocephalans; thorny-headed worms
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蠕虫

ぜんちゅう
helminth