Archive List for October 2011

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He’s a stag beetle~  
Species: Lucanus maculifemoratus, Miyama Kuwagata in Japanese (ミヤマクワガタ)
Miyama species is said that, they do not hibernate in winter but are able to go through one winter if conditions met. 

I searched on the internet and I think Miyama is the coolest species of stag beetles
Miyama Kuwagata images  
          

Though is he not as much valued compare to species Dorcus hopei binodulosus, Oo Kuwagata in Japanese (オオクワガタ) which could live for 10 years or so if lucky..
Oo Kuwagata images 

My colleague found this one in the wood and brought him back 

He is consider big and good-looking  but a lil’ bit clumsy and thinking of running away..

I’m gonna keeeeeeeep you~ 

Let me outta here 
A net is too not secure to keep Sutsuuni.. 

He just kept cutting the net trying to runaway..
At first, I never thought I’d be serious in keeping Sutsuuni, I mean as a real pet..
I gave him a chunk of radish with honey on top as his food 
Then only I know, beetles do not eat radish but only cucumber or watemelon..
But at least he eats honey! 

Looking at him trying so hard to run away everyday, I decided to give him a nicer and warmer home..

This home is not expensive at all  around 1000yen including his honey food 

Ready to move to new home~ 

New home~ 

And Mami’s happy for him too  Mami kinda love him and having fun looking at him everyday 

4 days later…

He laid down weird..
He was struggling to get up..
but he couldn’t..
I thought he just fell..
I thought he will be better the next day..
So I waited another day hoping he could get up again..

Not anymore..
He left us..

Sutsunii Rest.In.Peace 
buried under our newly planted morning glory 
 

Today’s Mt. Yotei  

It’s snowy Autumn~  

Today is specialA few rainbows appeared together at the same time
This is the clearest one 

How exciting and pretty to see a green green Mt.Yotei turning white day by day in front of our eyes