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<title><![CDATA[Scarab Beetle with Laser Bra!]]></title>
<link>http://membracid.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/scarab-beetle-with-laser-bra/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bug Girl</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Whoa.  I had no idea there was a version of Spiderman from Japan.  I can&#8217;t embed the video, bu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Whoa.  I had no idea there was a version of Spiderman from Japan.  I can&#8217;t embed the video, but <strong>TRUST ME</strong>. <a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid16671792001?bctid=14705921001">You need to click through and watch <em>at least </em>the first 4 minutes of this</a>.  And it just keeps getting odder.<a href="http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2009/04/japanese-spider-man-motion-accessory-is-a-loveful-beetle-insect-spy/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3589" title="laserbra" src="http://membracid.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/laserbra.jpg?w=300" alt="laserbra" width="300" height="206" /></a></p>
<p>Bless you <a href="http://www.marvel.com/">Marvel Comics</a>, for sharing this, and <a href="http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2009/04/japanese-spider-man-motion-accessory-is-a-loveful-beetle-insect-spy/">Bookspotcentral</a> for helping me find it.  You can find additional episodes <a href="http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2009/04/japanese-spider-man-motion-accessory-is-a-loveful-beetle-insect-spy/">here</a>&#8211;let me know if there are more insect themes!</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what I would do without Japanese film and TV. Fascinating.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[カブちゃん]]></title>
<link>http://tokyo5.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/kabuchan/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tokyo5</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tokyo5.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/kabuchan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[About two months ago we bought a pet 甲虫 (Rhinoceros Beetle). We call him 「カブちゃん」 (Kabu-chan)&#8230;h]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>About two months ago we bought a pet <span title="かぶとむし">甲虫</span> (Rhinoceros Beetle). We call him 「カブちゃん」 (<em>Kabu-chan</em>)&#8230;he was given this name because &#8220;Rhinoceros Beetle&#8221; is <em>Kabuto-mushi</em> in Japanese (and the suffix <em>chan</em> is often added to nicknames (usually girls)&#8230;<em>kun</em> is usually used for young boys. There are cases where <em>chan</em> is OK for a boy&#8217;s nickname&#8230;so, although our beetle&#8217;s male, he&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Kabu-chan</em>&#8221; because &#8220;<em>Kabu-kun</em>&#8221; is odd. (Maybe that&#8217;s confusing if you don&#8217;t understand Japanese culture!?)).</p>
<p>Anyways, we often buy (or sometimes <em>catch</em>) <span title="かぶとむし">甲虫</span> (Rhinoceros Beetles) every Summer&#8230;because, like most Japanese kids, my kids like <span title="かぶとむし">甲虫</span> (Rhinoceros Beetles). They are a popular pet in Japan in the summertime. The <span title="おす">オス</span> (males ♂) are especially popular (and more expensive) because they have long horns&#8230;and they fight each other (for the <span title="めす">メス</span> (females ♀)).</p>
<p>Japanese boys like to watch the male beetles fight each other. There&#8217;s even a game in Japan about fighting beetles (called 「むしキング」 (<em>Mushi King</em>)) that young boys like.</p>
<p>The life span of 甲虫 (Rhinoceros Beetle) isn&#8217;t very long. Less than half a year (late Spring until early Autumn). So our 「カブちゃん」 (<em>Kabu-chan</em>) probably won&#8217;t be with us much longer <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
So, today I was holding him and he walked up my arm up to my back. For an <em>old guy</em>, he&#8217;s still pretty <span title="げんき">元気</span> (energetic)!</p>
<p>While the beetle was walking on me, my wife took a few photos of him:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://tokyo5.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/kabuto-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-756" title="kabuto-1" src="http://tokyo5.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/kabuto-1.jpg?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="96" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://tokyo5.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/kabuto-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-757" title="kabuto-2" src="http://tokyo5.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/kabuto-2.jpg?w=117" alt="" width="117" height="96" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://tokyo5.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/kabuto-3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-758" title="kabuto-3" src="http://tokyo5.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/kabuto-3.jpg?w=128" alt="" width="128" height="94" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Escarabajos // カブト虫]]></title>
<link>http://tijapan.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/escarabajos-%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e8%99%ab/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ryu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tijapan.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/escarabajos-%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e8%99%ab/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Llevo unos dias interesado en el mundo de los escarabajos, mas concretamente en el sumo de escarabaj]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Llevo unos dias interesado en el mundo de los escarabajos, mas concretamente en el sumo de escarabajos. Es que hace unos dias vi un documental en el que salian competiciones de escarabajos, y me pareció interesante.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://inventorspot.com/files/images/image_fmbg_0_23-1188124287.img_assist_custom.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Unos chavalines disfrutando de un combate</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Es muy curioso que una cosa que parece una chiquillada, sea tan popular incluso entre adultos, la verdad es que no se si seguirá de moda en Japón, pero el sumo de escarabajos tiene unas reglas algo parecidas al sumo real:</p>
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<li>El vencedor es el que consigue sacar del terreno al contrincante.</li>
<li>El vencedor es el que consigue levantar al contrincante durante 3 segundos.</li>
<li>Pierde el primero que se queda tumbado de espaldas en el terreno.</li>
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<p>Hay competidores que son tan serios que entrenan a sus escarabajos especialmente para combatir, algunos hacen que sus escarabajos suban arboles, o palos largos, para ganar fuerza, algunos dicen que mostrar amor al escarabajo le ayuda a tener mas confianza en un combate. Algunos competidores dicen que ponerles en la caja unas pelotas de Pin-pon naranjas antes de comenzar un combate ayuda a avivar su furia, o también que el escarabajo a temperaturas inferiores a 25ºC no se moverá en absoluto, asi que les ponen parches térmicos en las jaulas, alimentarles aecuadamente antes de un combate también es fundamental, y podria seguir con trucos toda la tarde <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':razz:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://inventorspot.com/files/images/s640x480.img_assist_custom.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="395" /></p>
<p>Lo que más me sorprende de esto aparte de la increible fuerza de estos insectos, es la seriedad con la que se toman esta afición.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/JUQzDMY6-NY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/JUQzDMY6-NY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Bueno, ¿qué os parecen estos combates? A mi me parecen bastante interesantes, y curiosos.</p>
<p>Imágenes y vídeo: <a href="http://inventorspot.com/articles/bizarre_beetle_battles_enthrall__6503">InventorSpot</a></p>
<p>¡Muchas gracias por visitarnos como siempre!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Beetle Building]]></title>
<link>http://qjphotos.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/beetle-building/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>qjphotos</dc:creator>
<guid>http://qjphotos.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/beetle-building/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This building is in the Kappa-bashi shopping district near Asakusa. The bug is called a kabutomushi ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://qjphotos.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/beetle-building.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-186" src="http://qjphotos.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/beetle-building.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="794" /></a></p>
<p>This building is in the Kappa-bashi shopping district near Asakusa. The bug is called a kabutomushi (rhinoceros beetle) and <a href="http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/archives/cool/99-07-09/beetles.html" target="_blank">beetle collecting</a> is a popular hobby in Japan.<a title="web analytics" href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c.statcounter.com/4040402/0/5cf46a7d/1/" alt="web analytics" border="0"></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nike Tech Pack 2: Air Max '87 &amp; Safari]]></title>
<link>http://tiggeler.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/nike-tech-pack-2-air-max-87-safari/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tiggeler</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tiggeler.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/nike-tech-pack-2-air-max-87-safari/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quickstrike Kabutomushi Tech Pack Part II Niet lang na de release van het eerste Quickstrike Kabutom]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Quickstrike Kabutomushi Tech Pack Part II Niet lang na de release van het eerste Quickstrike Kabutom]]></content:encoded>
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