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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沙虫

石蚕
いさごむし
caddis worm; caddis-worm (caddisfly larva)
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細頸芥虫

ほそくびごみむし、ホソクビゴミムシ
bombardier beetle (any insect of subfamily Brachininae)
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海毛虫

うみけむし、ウミケムシ
Chloeia flava (species of bristle worm)
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七星天道虫

七星瓢虫
ななほしてんとう、ナナホシテントウ
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
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小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける

exp
しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
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住血吸虫

じゅうけつきゅうちゅう
blood fluke (any fluke of family Schistosomatidae); schistosome
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酒虫

さかむし、さけむし、しゅちゅう
mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)
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手塚治虫文化賞

てづかおさむぶんかしょう
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
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若虫

わかむし
nymph (immature form of an insect)
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社会性昆虫

しゃかいせいこんちゅう
social insect