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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小虫

こむし、しょうちゅう
small insect; midge; vermicule
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太鼓虫

たいこむし
dragonfly naiad (nymph)
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船食虫

ふなくいむし、フナクイムシ
shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis); teredo
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条虫類

絛虫類
じょうちゅうるい
cestodes; tapeworms
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水蝋蝋虫

水蠟蠟虫、水蠟樹虫、水蝋樹蝋虫、水蠟樹蠟虫、いぼた蠟虫
いぼたろうむし、イボタロウムシ
Chinese wax scale insect (Ericerus pela)
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水生昆虫

すいせいこんちゅう
aquatic insect
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針金虫

はりがねむし、ハリガネムシ
any horsehair worm of class Gordioidea; gordian worm (of class Gordioidea); hair worm (of class Gordioidea); wireworm (click beetle larva)
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心喰い虫

心喰虫
しんくいむし、シンクイムシ
codling moth larva; any moth whose larvae feed on fruit
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食虫性

しょくちゅうせい
insectivorous; entomophagous
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松虫草

まつむしそう、マツムシソウ
gypsy rose (Scabiosa japonica); gipsy rose; scabiosa