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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七節

竹節虫
ななふし、ナナフシ
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
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刺椿象

刺亀虫
さしがめ、サシガメ
assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
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仕事の虫

しごとのむし
workaholic; person who is totally devoted to his work
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山原手長黄金虫

やんばるてながこがね、ヤンバルテナガコガネ
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
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三井寺歩行虫

三井寺芥虫
みいでらごみむし、ミイデラゴミムシ
Pheropsophus jessoensis (species of bombardier beetle)
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牙虫

がむし、ガムシ
water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae family)
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鉄砲虫

てっぽうむし
longhorn beetle grub
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ウィルソンアメリカ虫食い

ウィルソンアメリカむしくい、ウィルソンアメリカムシクイ
Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla); Wilson's blackcap
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カメ虫

亀虫、椿象、龜虫
かめむし、カメむし、カメムシ
shield bug; stink bug
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エビヅル虫

葡萄蔓虫、蝦蔓虫
えびづるむし、エビヅルむし、エビヅルムシ
clearwing moth larva