Tag Archives: caterpillars

The Tomato Eater

Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2022 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. We emerged unscathed from the typhoon that passed through. We are in an area that was affected by moderately heavy rain, not strong winds. I was doing a quick inspection around the house when I noticed some exceptionally … Continue reading →

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Nasty

Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Just a quick “stumbled upon” post, mostly pictorial in nature. I was in the process of supplying some food for the crickets in my frog’s cage, which in turn are the frog’s food, when I noticed some tiny … Continue reading →

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Big and Green

Posted on Monday, July 13, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. As we enter our third week of at least some rain every day, I find myself grateful that I don’t live in southern Kyushu, where record rainfalls have caused flooding and landslides that have claimed over 6o lives. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Count Your Dishes (Before They’re Smashed)

Posted on Sunday, February 9, 2020 by wildinjapan

A shudder went through both at the sight. Wan, frail, the beautiful anguished evil face of a girl could be seen through the long tangled hair framing it. Slender to the emaciation of great suffering she knelt before the pile … Continue reading →

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Emerge

Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. This post comes courtesy of nature deciding to get in my face for once. The wife discovered a large, green caterpillar positioned on the wall near the door. I knew that it was a kind of swallowtail butterfly, … Continue reading →

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Sting

Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2019 by wildinjapan

One of the disadvantages of having a persimmon tree in one’s yard occurs in the summer and often again in October.  Brushing against a leaf can bring on sudden, searing pain. No, it is nothing to do with the leaf … Continue reading →

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The Very Green Caterpillar

Posted on Monday, October 9, 2017 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. We are well and truly into autumn.  The cicadas stopped singing long ago, the crickets taking their place as nature’s muses.  The red spider lilies have fallen, and my scant crop of persimmons is nearly ready for harvest.  … Continue reading →

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The Very Huge Caterpillar

Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2013 by wildinjapan

Summer advances and the hot days continue, but I notice the days becoming shorter. There is a little over a week left of the school holidays, but I’m now back at work.  It’s funny how my blogging activities tend to … Continue reading →

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Splitting hairs? An adventure in Cross-Linguistic Naming

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011 by wildinjapan

One of the interesting aspects of doing any anything nature-related in Japan is the difference in nomenclature between the English and Japanese languages. Most non-linguists tend to think in very absolute terms – generally along the lines that their language’s … Continue reading →

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