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What is the best food for the insects? : fruits, jellies and high-protein jellies ?>

What is the best food for the insects? : fruits, jellies and high-protein jellies

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The food for rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles in wild is sap. However, this is not easy when we care these insects at home. Fruits have long been recognized as an alternative of sap. Commercial insect jellies became available when caring the insects became popular in Japan. In this post, I will introduce these foods for the insects. Topics 1. Fruits and home-made sap 2. Commercial synthetic sap and jellies for the insects 3. Commercial high-protein jellies for the insects 4….

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An insect illustrated encyclopedia published more than 100 years ago ?>

An insect illustrated encyclopedia published more than 100 years ago

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“Nihon senchu zukai” or ” Thousand insects of Japan” is an insect illustrated encyclopedia written by Dr. Shonen Matsumura in 1904－1907. The book is accessible through National Diet Library digital collection (Please see the links in “Reference”). Here I reprint the pages that have stag beetles and rhinoceros beetles in accordance with its site policy. “Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 2, frame number 2. “Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 3, frame number 101. “Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 3, frame number 103. “Nihon…

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