tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post3988950802991823646..comments2024-03-21T00:18:25.414-07:00Comments on I See Japan...from L.A.: Japanese Bugs - I don't like themowenandbenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-31732736282671863692011-07-29T10:28:39.760-07:002011-07-29T10:28:39.760-07:00Yeah, I've seen those giant bees or wasps or w...Yeah, I've seen those giant bees or wasps or whatever they are also. Hate those things.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-3475477021088379022011-07-27T23:05:58.529-07:002011-07-27T23:05:58.529-07:00Bugs are freaking weird here! I remember going to...Bugs are freaking weird here! I remember going to Oita once and having my first encounter with a giant, orange bee. That shit freaked me out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-23473464696093626642011-07-15T16:41:22.827-07:002011-07-15T16:41:22.827-07:00Yes they did catch them in the wild but I'm no...Yes they did catch them in the wild but I'm not sure how they found them. I assume they picked them up with their hands. I was still in LA when they collected them.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-28296011347577317182011-07-15T16:34:10.484-07:002011-07-15T16:34:10.484-07:00I have never seen bigger cockroaches and dragonfli...I have never seen bigger cockroaches and dragonflies than I have in Japan. I haven't been to the tropics yet though.<br /><br />Did your boys catch those beetles in th wild. If they did, how did they do it?Thomas Hammerlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448828623411526253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-4101215516590905732011-07-15T06:54:02.394-07:002011-07-15T06:54:02.394-07:00@Toshogu,
and that is exactly why I am not fond of...@Toshogu,<br />and that is exactly why I am not fond of lizards. That squirming tail, squirming by itself. Eeewwww.linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-19205312807813197632011-07-14T21:00:16.564-07:002011-07-14T21:00:16.564-07:00Every Japanese boy seems to be an expert on beetle...Every Japanese boy seems to be an expert on beetles. A popular game is to have a couple of beetles fight sumo style. On the summer you can find a section of live beetles on big supermarkets, the most expensive ones reaching over 30,000 yen!!islandjphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424188244268694744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-11249614634695931332011-07-14T20:45:30.880-07:002011-07-14T20:45:30.880-07:00And sometime their tails fall off when you grab th...And sometime their tails fall off when you grab them and the tail squirms by itself. :)owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-27247015537658133482011-07-14T20:33:44.675-07:002011-07-14T20:33:44.675-07:00@Toshogu,
But lizards are soft and squishy. o.O@Toshogu,<br />But lizards are soft and squishy. o.Olinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-7638315202309142012011-07-14T19:56:13.724-07:002011-07-14T19:56:13.724-07:00I love lizards. They're like little dinosaurs....I love lizards. They're like little dinosaurs. :)owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-15365879750241449842011-07-14T19:45:07.447-07:002011-07-14T19:45:07.447-07:00I kinda like those beetles. Well, better beetles t...I kinda like those beetles. Well, better beetles than lizard for me! ;plinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-23370432254394786502011-07-14T19:23:54.702-07:002011-07-14T19:23:54.702-07:00I used to catch lizards and such when I was little...I used to catch lizards and such when I was little but I think these beetles would still have freaked me out then. :) Of course California doesn't have beetles like this so I would have thought they were monsters probably.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-58839688173453828642011-07-14T18:01:33.146-07:002011-07-14T18:01:33.146-07:00I think all Japanese boys love bugs!! My kids at E...I think all Japanese boys love bugs!! My kids at Elementary school was often pick up an assortment of all types of creepy crawlies and loved shoving them in my face and telling me all about them.<br /><br /><a href="http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Japan Australia</a>Japan Australiahttp://japan-australia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-67427478000818489262011-07-14T15:56:05.043-07:002011-07-14T15:56:05.043-07:00I was just going to say the same thing (but couldn...I was just going to say the same thing (but couldn't PM you on twitter:Adelaide_Ben).... you can delete this message rather than publish it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-38367512388463775222011-07-14T15:50:14.998-07:002011-07-14T15:50:14.998-07:00DOH! You're right. Lemme fix that. I was think...DOH! You're right. Lemme fix that. I was thinking dragonflies but typing fireflies for some reason. Thanks.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-60064143606162712792011-07-14T15:30:42.112-07:002011-07-14T15:30:42.112-07:00Ahh...you mean dragonflies?
Yeah, Japanese bugs c...Ahh...you mean dragonflies?<br /><br />Yeah, Japanese bugs can be a little much. I think the beetles are kind of cute, though. At least they're harmless.Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.com