A little about bugs...

This is a totally random post, but I was interested to show some of Japan's large and unsightly bugs after my trip into the mountains this past weekend.  I had a close encounter with a killer wasp while hanging out with some friends at an archery event.

Bug one: Giant Beetle, Kabuto

This is a large beetle that people in Japan keep as "pets."  You can buy them in small stores or even in vending machines.  You can then set them in a beetle ring and have them fight against your friend's beetles.  How is this legal?

Bug two: The Giant Asian Hornet, or Japanese Wasp

I've heard that if you're stung by the wasp once, you become paralyzed and have to go to the hospital immediately.  If you are stung by the wasp a second time EVER, you will die.

Bug three: Giant Centipede, Mukade

I don't know much about this bug other than... ew.