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Why a specimen looks distorted in a hemispherical resin? -First half ?>

Why a specimen looks distorted in a hemispherical resin? -First half

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I tried to encapsulate a stag beetle specimen in a hemispherical resin because I wanted – an unbreakable specimen (bare specimens are fragile) – to see the specimen in a resin from many angles (resins encapsulating a specimen often shapes rectangular and the specimen is only seen from the top or side) Figure. 1. A specimen of a stag beetle First, I made a specimen and encapsulated it in a hemispherical resin (Please also see Dandelion seed puffs preserved in resin). The product looked…

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Prices of rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles in 1980 and 1997 (and bell crickets in 1928) ?>

Prices of rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles in 1980 and 1997 (and bell crickets in 1928)

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I found market prices of rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles in the past. 1. Introduction 2. Prices in 2016 3. Prices in 1997 4. Prices in 1980 5. (Appendix) Price of bell crickets in 1928 Introduction In this post I will write about specific insect species living in Japan. All the species are quite popular in Japan but I suppose they are not in abroad. I will give you brief introduction of these species. Dorcus hopei binodulosus （オオクワガタ） Rare species in wild….

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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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How stag beetles became popular in Japan? (The second half) ?>

How stag beetles became popular in Japan? (The second half)

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The first half is here. 3. Stag beetles became popular insects (from mid 1970’s) Books written only about stag beetles (and rhinoceros beetles) started being published in this period. They included various styles such as illustrated books, encyclopedia and cartoons. Most of them introduced the ecology of the insects and how to care them. I picked up some of them which I felt enjoyable even now (written in Japanese). “カブトムシ・クワガタのひみつ”, written by 林夏介, published by 学習研究社, (1976) Introduced stag beetles…

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