Various creatures
2003.12.08
Curious or interesting creatures found in a ground, or somewhere...
* [yyyy.mm.dd] : a recorded date.
A yellow-Brown Stink Bug, Halyomorpha picus ("kusagi-kamemushi"), on a veranda of my room (about 15mm in body length). 2003.12.08 [2003.12.07]
Seeds of heart-shaped marking (about 3-4mm in diameter). 2003.08.23 [2003.08.23]
These are the seeds of balloon vine, Cardiospermum halicacabum ("fuusen-kazura").
Fruits of "inu-biwa", Ficus erecta about 3cm in length), by the street. This species is the same genus as Ficus carica ("ichijiku"). 2003.08.03 [2003.08.02]
A kind of cicada, "kuma-zemi", Cryptotympana facialis (about 6cm in body length), on a trunk of a tree. 2003.08.03 [2003.08.02]
A kind of sole, "ushi-no-shita", Cynoglossidae sp. (about 25cm in length), captured by dragnet fishing. 2003.06.15 [2003.06.14]
A kind of crab, "tsuno-naga-kobushi", Leucosia anatum (about 2cm in shell width), washed up on a sandy beach. 2003.06.15 [2003.06.15]
Flowers of "matsu-ba-unran", Linaria canadensis, on the ground. (about 1cm in flower lengh) 2003.05.07 [2003.05.01]
Flowers of watercress, Nasturtium officinale (about 5-7mm in diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.05.01]
Dominant species on the artificial creek in the park (:-<).
A small white azalea, Rhododendron albiflorum, in the forest. (about 15mm in diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
Curious fernery, Lemmaphyllum microphyllum (about 1cm in round leaf diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
Growing shady and damp place.
Small flowers, "nomi-no-tuduri" Arenaria serpyllifolia, by the mountain path (about 3-5mm in diameter). 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
A kind of small buttercup, Semiaquilegia adoxoides, by the mountain path (about 5mm in diameter). 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
A emerging cicada, Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata, hanging on a tree. 2003.05.07 [1997.08?]
Sorry for old photo...
A kind of mushroom, "amigasa-take", Morchella esculenta 2003.05.07 [2003.04.21]
Growing under the cherry trees (about 7cm height).
A kind of iris flower, "syaga", Iris japonica (about 5-6cm in diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.04.21]
Growing and flowering shady place.
Beautiful beads on the sea surface (about 1mm in diameter). 2003.01.14 [2003.01.13]
These are plankton, Noctiluca (Noctiluca scintillans).
Sea Conchs, "kazura-gai", Phalium flammiferum strigatum (about 6cm in shell height). 2003.01.13 [2003.01.11]
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