Tag Archives: insects

So Close (But So Far)

Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2022 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. We are into the final third of the August and I haven’t had anything to blog about. I guess work, then time off work and not wanting to do anything, the oppressive heat (the Tokyo region has had … Continue reading →

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The Great(?) Escape

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Well, my 10 day summer holiday is over.  (Someone at work remarked that since five of those days were weekends and a public holiday, our holidays were actually only five days long.) Not only were they short (as … 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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One Flew Under the Wasp’s Nest

Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 by wildinjapan

Hold the paper up to the light (some rays pass right through) Expose yourself out there for a minute (some rays pass right through) “Paper”, Talking Heads Hi blog. This is a short post based, again, on a “stumbled upon” … Continue reading →

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Ladybird, Ladybird

Posted on Monday, July 21, 2014 by wildinjapan

The hunt begins…   No, I am simply looking for something to feed our frog.  Small grasshoppers or crickets are the best food.  Small worms are also excellent, but difficult to find.  Slaters (woodlice, sow bugs, or whatever they are … Continue reading →

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It’s just not Cricket

Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 by wildinjapan

The name signifies “bell-insect;” but the bell of which the sound is thus referred to is a very small bell, or a bunch of little bells such as a Shinto priestess uses in the sacred dances. The suzumushi is a … Continue reading →

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Cave Cricket, Anyone?

Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2012 by wildinjapan

Things have been a bit quiet here at Wild in Japan.  I don’t know whether to blame it on my busy schedule (I seem to be out of sync and then find myself rushing), the weather (we’ve had our share … Continue reading →

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Summer Songs and Beetlemania

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 by wildinjapan

The height of summer has passed but the heat and humidity continue.  Still, the evenings have become cooler and pleasant, and there are a few other signs of the changing of the seasons.   In Japan, you can actually hear … Continue reading →

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More things you might see when you don’t have a camera

Posted on Thursday, August 2, 2012 by wildinjapan

A brief collection of random things I photographed with my mobile phone, all in one morning on a slightly different work route. There were sunflowers over two metres tall… Jungle… Taro fields… Great purple emperors (Sasakia charonda) or omurasaki (大紫), … Continue reading →

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The things you see when you don’t have a camera

Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2012 by wildinjapan

Just a brief collection of assorted pics hastily taken with my mobile phone.  These are ones that actually turned out – my attempts to photograph herons, kingfishers, lizards and tree frogs with  my mobile inevitably end up as tiny blurs – … Continue reading →

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