Category Archives: Arthropods

An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed appendages.

Fiddler Crab

by T. Takayama Character First fiddler crab is Decapoda class sand crap family Uca arcuata. Fiddler crap`s gap length is from 20mm to 40mm there is a difference between variety sort of fiddler crap, gap width is 35mm. Eyestalk have … Continue reading

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Fiddler Crab

by T. Oda Class fiddler crab has 10 Japanese types. Fiddler crab and hakusen fiddler crab are distributed in Kyusyu and Western. Nansei island and ogasawara island have many types. Description, Taxonomy, Range, Ecology & Whatnot F1ddler crab fiddle Gap … Continue reading

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Common Jay (Graphium doson)

by M. Yabumoto Mikadoageha or the Common Jay (Graphium doson) is a special protected butterfly in Japan. Mikadoageha’s subspecies live in the world. Description & Taxonomy Mikadoageha is a same genus as Aosuziageha among the butterfly in Japan. Mikadoageha became … Continue reading

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Bata: Orthoptera Caelifera

Locust is a general term for nimalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Caelifera. In the family along with Pyrgomorphidae Acrididae Tetrigidae and so. They hop along because their hind legs are well developed and they have ala. The front ala is thin … Continue reading

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Amenbo: Gerridae

Gerridae Aquarius paludum paludum, which have long legs for living a life on the water, includes Hemiotera Gerridae. In Japanese, the name is Amenbo but there are many kinds elsewhere, and it is classified in different ways. The appearance is … Continue reading

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Autumn Darter

Typically red dragonfly refers to dragonfly belonging to Libelluidae Sympetrum, but in the narrow sense it may point only to Akiakane. It is one of the most of popular dragonflies, and the name means of color and is found in … Continue reading

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Cabbage butterfly

Cabbage butterfly can be compared to other butterflies such as swallow tail etc. Swallow tail is bigger than cabbage butterfly, length is 80~120mm. Cabbage butterfly is about 55mm. Swallow tail is green, yellow and black spots color while cabbage butterfly … Continue reading

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Mantis

Insects are many many species, for example butterfly, moth, dragonfly etc. Mantises belong to the class insect. We think they evolved from cockroaches. They have scythe and are oviparous. Their head is triangle with compound eyes. Feelers are two and … Continue reading

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