Saw this in our local supermarket in Takayama. In Japan, during the summertime, crickets make popular pets; they're sold everywhere, home centers, department stores, etc.
This "little" fellow was about 2" long and snacking on a fish. Kinda creeped me out.
Bugs in general are popular here, well beatles at any rate, but particularily "kabutomushi" .
posted by mckibillo at
8/10/2005 10:00:00 AM
mckible (aka "mckibillo") in nihon... Hence "mckib in nihon" (go figure), where I'll strive to provide the occasional, piquant observation on the life of a gaijin in the mountains of Japan. Since November 2004, adding to an already crowded field of ex-pat observation.
is Josh McKible. I'm an illustrator living and working in Kanagawa, Japan. My work has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, GQ and many other publications. For more information please visit my portfolio site. For commissions, collaborations or just to say "hi" please email me. Thanks.
