tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post95265209967507602..comments2024-03-28T08:16:02.178-04:00Comments on Eco-Evo Evo-Eco: The Year of the MantisBen Hallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875404974157070805noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-29443166886345222372013-04-23T21:57:10.636-04:002013-04-23T21:57:10.636-04:00DON'T MISS THIS VIDEO: TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE MA...DON'T MISS THIS VIDEO: TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE MANTIS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aSCPmabRpM&list=SPOHbM4GGWADc5bZgvbivvttAuWGow6h05Andrew Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653724437118653645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-84352092232358130072012-10-06T00:09:29.578-04:002012-10-06T00:09:29.578-04:00From an email to me by Tet Yahara.
Yes, we have m...From an email to me by Tet Yahara.<br /><br />Yes, we have many big insects. One of my most favorites is the moth of Saturniidae (http://www.geocities.jp/issun_no_mushi/yasan.htm). While the biggest species Attacus atlas ryukyuensis is restricted to Okinawa, Samia cynthia pryeri is rather common in main islands including Kyushu. When I was a boy, it was my ordinary life to enjoy catching this big moth. Actias aliena is another common species, having beautifully light greenish wings. Another one I favor, although not big in size, is scorpionfly. It is describe in literature that scorpion flies eat dead insects, but in my observation, at least some species in Japan are active predators often eat even Mantis. I hope you could come back and see these insects.Andrew Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653724437118653645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-78968244820299751732012-09-28T07:35:32.797-04:002012-09-28T07:35:32.797-04:00I heard the octopus tentacle story in Japan too. A...I heard the octopus tentacle story in Japan too. Apparently it just happened again recently. Commonplace but cool. I like it.Andrew Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653724437118653645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-66802584925339576172012-09-28T04:08:43.113-04:002012-09-28T04:08:43.113-04:00Apparently people in Japan (and Korea, my wife tol...Apparently people in Japan (and Korea, my wife told me this) regularly die as a result of eating octopus tentacles that are still sufficiently alive to autonomously clamp onto the throat and choke the person to death.<br /><br />I used to catch mantises all the time when I was a kid; in rural upstate NY they are commonplace. But still very cool. :->Ben Hallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875404974157070805noreply@blogger.com