Various creatures

2023.12.25
Curious or interesting creatures found in a ground, or somewhere...

* [yyyy.mm.dd] : a recorded date.

fruits of gardenia
Fruits of gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides, ("kuchi-nashi") (about 2.5cm in fruit length) coloring beautiful orange color. 2023.12.25 [2023.12.10]

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Cocoons of a kind of parasitic wasp
Cocoons of a kind of parasitic wasp, Braconidae, ("ko-mayu-bachi") (about 1cm in body length) attached the tree branch. 2023.12.01 [2023.11.02]
Thoze cocoons look very disgusting for me.

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a kind of red damselfly
A kind of red damselfly, Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum, ("ryukyu-beni-ito-tombo") (about 4cm in body length) around the pond in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. 2023.10.25 [2023.10.22]

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ootsunokamemushi
A kind of stink bug, Acanthosoma giganteum, ("oo-tsuno-kame-mushi") (about 18mm in body length) on the leaf. 2023.10.25 [2023.10.17]

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Half-dyed slender Caesar
Half-dyed slender Caesars, Amanita caesareoides, ("tamago-take") (about 2-3cm in cap (pileus) diameter) on the ground. 2023.09.29 [2023.09.21]

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Japanese jewel beetle
A Japanese jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima, ("yamato-tamamushi") (about 4cm in body length) on the tree trunk. 2023.08.01 [2023.07.17]

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<a kind of moth
A kind of small worm of moth, Ippa conspersa ("madara-maru-ha-hirozu-koga") (about 1cm in nest length) on the tree trunks. 2023.06.26 [2023.05.26, 2023.05.28]
They (worm) live in oddly gourd-like shaped nests.

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Japanese disc clam
Japanese disc clam, Dosinia japonica ("kagami-gai") (about 65mm in shell width). 2023.06.12 [2023.05.23]
Got at the food floor in a department store.

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Helmet crab
A Helmet crab, Telmessus cheiragonus ("kuri-gani") (about 75mm in shell width). 2023.06.12 [2023.05.23]
Got at the food floor in a department store.

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Japanese maple (masara)
Masaras of Japanese maple, Acer palmatum (takao-kaede). 2023.05.18 [2023.05.16]
Crimson masaras are very beautiful. The seed (wing) length is about 15mm.

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small four eyes inchworm moth
A kind of small inchworm moth, Problepsis albidior matsumurai (futatsu-me-oo-shiro-hime-syaku). 2023.05.18 [2023.04.24]

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small yellow moth
A kind of small yellow geometer moth, Corymica arnearia (hime-ukon-eda-syaku). 2023.04.16 [2023.04.11]
The wing width are about 2cm.

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small mayfly
Small mayfly with red eyes, Tenuibaetis flexifemora (ude-magari-ko-kagerou) (about 5-6mm in body length except for long tails) was on the railing of the bridge. 2023.04.16 [2023.03.29]

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Japanese white-eye
A Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus (mejiro) (about 12cm in body length) was coming to lick the sap that oozed out of the trees. 2023.04.16 [2023.03.04]

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leaf patterns
Mysterious patterns were drawn on the camellia leaf, Camellia japonica (tsubaki). 2023.03.30 [2023.03.01]
These patterns are thought to be the marks left by the larvae of flies or moths that feed on the inner part of the leaf.

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soapberry
Fruits and seeds of soapberry, Sapindus mukurossi (mukuroji) (about 2cm in fruit diameter). 2023.03.25 [2023.02.18]
The black seed is very hard. And the liquid in the fruit was once used in soap.

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small Ladybird
A kind of small Ladybird, Oenopia hirayamai (usu-ki-hoshi-tentou) (about 3mm in body length). 2023.02.28 [2023.02.18]
They wintered under the bark of tree trunks.

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Japanese red cedar
Flowers (male) of Japanese red cedar, Cryptomeria japonica (sugi) (about 5mm in a flower length). 2023.01.27 [2023.01.20]
The flowers release copious ceder pollen in spring.

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