Monday, October 17, 2005

More Personal Eccentricities Revealed

Yesterday afternoon the family and I visited the mountains to take pictures of insects for Jared and Everett's blog. Some of the bugs were too active to snap shots of in their natural environment, so we caught them and brought them home.

Right now, we have several butterflies that escaped and are flying around our living room. We also have a 4-5cm hasamimushi (earwig), a suzubachi wasp, 4 suzumebachi (Asian Giant Hornets), and a mukade (poisonous centipede) in jars in our apartment. I believe we are the first people EVER to deliberately cohabitate with these creatures. (Once again I am questioning my sanity.)

Anyway, you can look forward to pictures of these insects coming soon to the kids' blog (www.thebugbrothers.blogspot.com). And if you have any ideas of how we can safely release these creatures after we're done with them, please help me!

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Blogger Turning Japanese said...

Do you seriously take all the photos of the bugs? Some great close ups. What camera do you have? Do you use the mcro button?
Oh and I think it is time to head back to America where less creepy crawlies can kill you!

October 18, 2005  
Blogger J-girl said...

Jared, my husband and I take all the photos. I think our camera is a Canon(?). It's a digital. I have no idea what the mcro button is.
We have been here 2 years and nothing has killed us yet. If only we can make it until the end of next July...

October 18, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Voluntarily bringing mukade into your house. Wow, that's love....or insanity, I'm not sure.

October 18, 2005  
Blogger J-girl said...

To clear up your confusion: It's insanity.

October 19, 2005  
Blogger pgepps said...

Post-photographic disposal:

Find abandoned area.
Throw jar.
Insect escapes broken jar.
Far from you.

Cheers,
PGE

November 12, 2005  

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