Bugs In Japan - warning, bug pictures

[Polar]

Japan's hornets are NASTY !

They are ground dwellers so they can pop up and surprise you.

Saw a doc on 'em and the crew that went out had serious suits on plus EpiPens, an ambulance and the nearest hospital on standby.

They could smell the venom through the suits that two or three of them were spraying. Think the crew were in and out in less then 20 mins.

[Sangetsu]

Originally Posted by RKitagawa

ugh, cockroaches...
that spider sounds interesting, you wouldn't happen to have any pictures of that would you?
and, awesome photograph, as always Sangetsu, that's a crazy looking bug.




Here's another photo of a japanese spider, and some info on it:

That's the one which was in my apartment. They may be harmless to humans, but they leave strings of web all over everything. Nothing like walking to the toilet in the morning and getting a face full of spider webs when walking through the bathroom door.

[mercedesjin]

That thing is NATSY. OH GOD. If I ever saw that I'd freak out.

What exactly IS it? (The gejj gejj I mean.) Is that a centipede?

[JackIsLost]

Originally Posted by Polar

Japan's hornets are NASTY !

They are ground dwellers so they can pop up and surprise you.

Saw a doc on 'em and the crew that went out had serious suits on plus EpiPens, an ambulance and the nearest hospital on standby.

They could smell the venom through the suits that two or three of them were spraying. Think the crew were in and out in less then 20 mins.

i think i saw the same documentary. the giant hornets spit if i am not mistaken and they aim for the eyes, so the guys in the suit got a face mask full of bug goo.

[Polar]

Originally Posted by JackIsLost

i think i saw the same documentary. the giant hornets spit if i am not mistaken and they aim for the eyes, so the guys in the suit got a face mask full of bug goo.

Yeah it was that guy "testing" himself on the most painful bug bites, he obviously didn't try one of them

[Sangetsu]

Originally Posted by RKitagawa

those hornets are probably the number one most dangerous insects in Japan.

Heres a few facts about them for those who are interested:

1. The venom they sting you with contains many different chemicals which do different things, One of them burns through human tissue.

2. Another chemical in the venom has an odor which will attract many other hornets to you.

3. It can fly 50 miles in a single day.

4. Like all hornets, they can sting you repeatedly.

5. 20-40 people in Japan die each year because of them.


So.. if you see one of these things... BE CAREFUL! they are one of the most deadly insects in the world.

Several months ago they were interviewing a farmer on television who had been attacked by hornets. It seems he found a nest of them near his house, and being the intelligent type who watched "Animal Planet" regularly, he came up with an idea to smoke them out, the way bee keepers use smoke to disorient bees in bee hives.

Unfortunately for the farmer, the hornets were not disoriented in the least, and he was attacked by a cloud of them. During the interview the farmer was so covered with bandages that he looked like a war-time napalm victim, or like an actor at a casting call for "The Mummy". Only his mouth and one eye were visible beneath them.

[Kyousuke]

Originally Posted by RKitagawa

well.. bugs with a lot of eyes aren't necessarily harmful either lol.
Most centipedes are actually venomous though.

anyways, to each his own. I get the creeps from a lot of legs, you get the creeps from a lot of eyes.

see these are what we get in New Mexico.


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/80...72a6db.jpg?v=0



these are called children of the earth or a child of the earth. if you kill one youe mother will haunt you for the rest of your life. or thats how the myth goes at least. their like part ant bee and cricket. ive seen ones that are part scorpion and part spider also. they say that they are poisonous and they can grow pretty huge. some have 4 legs and some have 6 or twelve.

also heres one for you RKitagawa straight from New Mexico



this things a beast. it just took down a dragonfly

[Polar]

First one looks like a camel "spider", nasty things those but no relation to a spider at all

Lots of pics from Iraq troops of those things.


That farmer is lucky he didn't pull that in Japan.

[AsianAtHeart]

The Mukade looks like Satan's obedient pet he sent up here to scare humans.

The Giri Giri looks fine, gives me sort of a water strider vibe, and I like those, for some reason.

I am absolutely terrified of the hell-spawn that are Japanese hornets and I will totally freak out if I see one. My mom is getting me some Mosquito replant for my trip to Japan on the 4th of July, but I'm gonna need more than that, it looks like....

And here I thought the Cicadas were the only real bug problem.....there are over 30 species in Japan. I hate them, personally, they're just worthy of shuddering.

As much as it irks me, here's a Kumazemi Cicada

It's song is particularly loud, actually.....

[RKitagawa]

Originally Posted by Kyousuke

also heres one for you RKitagawa straight from New Mexico

oh god. that made me feel sick... ughhhh..... gross....

....... thanks..............

And here I thought the Cicadas were the only real bug problem.....there are over 30 species in Japan. I hate them, personally, they're just worthy of shuddering.

I personally love cicadas. some of them look kinda cool. But I mostly love the sound.

Cicada's... it's the sound of summer.