The embodiment of Jean-Henri Fabre: boys hunt beetles ... and discover the poet of insects.

From: Japan Inc. | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Sabin, Burritt | Copyright information

Descending the stairs to the bathroom in the stillness of night, I hear beetles tapping against the sides of the cages sitting in rows on a shelf above the toilet. I observe their burrowing and feasting on containers of a Jello-like aliment. They are magnificent creatures with smooth black carapaces and great headpieces. Not for nothing is one variety called the kabutomushi (helmet-head beetle) and the other the kuwagata mushi (hoe-head beetle).

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