curious creatures

Various creatures

2012.05.18

Curious or interesting creatures found in a ground, or somewhere...
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* [yyyy.mm.dd] : a recorded date.

A Blister beetle, Meloe corvinus ("marukubi-tsuchi-hanmyou"), on mountain hill road (about 2.5cm in body length). 2012.05.18 [2012.05.01]
A butterfly, Sugitani's Hedge Blue, Celastrina sugitanii ("Sugitani-ruri-shijimi"), on a stone of the riverbank. 2012.05.04 [2012.04.29]
A pen shell, Atrina pectinata , (taira-gai) (about 20cm in shell length). 2012.04.30 [2012.04.26]
Pen shells have long byssus, silky filaments.
A Japanese oakblue, Narathura japonica , (murasaki-shijimi) (about 2cm in length). 2012.04.02 [2012.03.30]
My first photograph of the beautiful blue wings.
Noctiluca scintillans , (yakou-cyu) . 2012.03.10 [2012.03.03]
Photographed with stereo microscope.
A giant pummelo, Citrus grandis (ban-pei-yu) (about over 20cm in diameter). 2012.01.23 [2012.01.23]

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Frost columns, on the ground (about 2cm in length). 2011.12.28 [2011.12.27]
A Saul's triton, Charonia sauliae ("bousyuu-bora") (about 18cm in shell height). 2011.11.26 [2011.11.25]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
The Stem gall disease (kobu-byou) on the trunk of a tree, Quercus myrsinaefolia ("shira-kashi"). 2011.11.20 [2011.11.17]
The magnified face of a Mudskipper, Periophthalmus modestus ("tobi-haze"). 2011.09.23 [2011.09.17] [another photo(1)] [another photo(2)] (about 6cm in body length)
The magnified wing surface of a butterfly, Angled sunbeam Curetis acuta paracuta ("ura-gin-sizimi"). 2011.09.16 [2011.09.14] [another photo(1)] [another photo(2)]
Two variations of butterfly, Goschkevitshi's labyrinth Neope goschkevitschii ("sato-kimadara-hikage"), Type1, Type2, Type3 and Type4 (about 4cm in length), in the tree trunk. 2011.09.03 [2011.08.09, 2011.08.30, 2011.0905]
A kind of ascidian, Halocynthia aurantium ("aka-boya") (about 12cm in body length). 2011.08.27 [2011.08.26]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
Long-legged fly, Chrysosoma sp. (?) (about 3mm in body length) on the leaf surface. 2011.06.25 [2011.06.23,24]
[ Color variation. ] [ Female ? ]
Japanese ivory shell, Babylonia japonica ("bai") (about 7cm in shell height). 2011.06.03 [2011.06.04]
Got at the food floor in a department store. [ Removed the skin on the surface of the shell. ]
A disk abalone, Haliotis gigantea ("megai-awabi") (about 10cm in shell length). 2011.05.29 [2011.06.04]
Got at the food floor in a department store. [ Japanese abalone ("kuro-awabi" / "ezo-awabi") (about 10cm in shell length) ]
The back side of Sevenspotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata ("nana-hoshi-tentou") (about 8mm in body length). 2011.05.12 [2011.05.09]
He/she thinks that he/she was able to hide himself/herself on the back side of the thin leaf...
A kind of black hard mushroom, Hypoxylon truncatum ("kuro-kobu-take") (about 1cm in diameter). 2011.05.05 [2011.05.04]
Settled on a withered tree. It is hard to imagine that these organisms are the mushroom...

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An ant, Formica japonica ? ("kuro-yama-ari") (about 5-6mm in body length). 2010.12.04 [2010.12.01]
Carring a body of a horsefly, Syrphus torvus ? ("ke-hirata-abu") to her home for winter.
A pair of otolith of Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus ("ma-dara") (about 22mm in length). 2010.08.02 [2010.08.02]
Body length of the fish is about 50cm.
A kind of Robber fly, Cophinopoda chinensis ("ao-me-abu") (about 25mm in body length). 2010.07.03 [2010.07.01]
Their beautiful compound eyes are shining green, orange and gold. [ Close up of the eyes ]
A larva (leptocephalus) of Common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster ("ma-anago") (about 13cm in body length). 2010.06.24 [2010.06.22]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A kind of dragonfly, Polycanthagyna melanictera ("yabu-yanma") (about 8cm in body length). [another photo]. 2010.06.20 [2010.06.20]
Curious flowers of a kind of Arum, Pinellia tripartita ("oo-hange"). 2010.05.29 [2010.05.29] Flowering in the roadside near may house. [ Close up of the flower (actually flower-like leaf) ]
A pair of otolith of Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus ("ma-aji") (about 8mm in length). 2010.04.15 [2010.04.13]
and Channel rockfish, Sebastolobus macrochir ("kichiji") (about 12mm in length). 2010.04.17 [2010.04.17]
Body length of the fish is about 22cm (ma-aji) and 25cm (kichiji).
A kind of Snail, Buccinum mirandum / Buccinum polare ("ko-ezo-bai") (about 6cm in shell height). 2010.02.21 [2010.02.21]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A kind of Snail, Neptunea heros ("atsu-ezo-bora") (about 12cm in shell height). 2010.02.13 [2010.02.13]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A pair of otolith of Splendid alfonsino, Beryx splendens ("kin-me-dai") (about 17mm in length). 2010.01.22 [2010.01.22]
Body length of the fish is unknown.

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Fruits of Chinese matrimony vine, Lycium chinense ("kuko") (about 1cm in fruit length). 2009.11.20 [2009.11.20]
Fruits of Japanese silverberry, Elaeagnus umbellata ("aki-gumi") (about 5-6mm in fruit length). 2009.10.31 [2009.10.23]
Footprints of the bird (may be of a heron) on the bottom mud of hot water spring (Beppu City). 2009.08.21 [2009.08.05]
An orb-weaving spider, Epinephelus bruneus ("oni-gumo"), nesting under the gate lamp. (about 25mm in body length [ Another photo (noon) ] ) 2009.07.26 [2009.07.23, 24]
Fruits of Silverberry, Elaeagnus multiflora var. hortensis ("tou-gumi") (about 12mm in fruit length). 2009.06.10 [2009.06.07]
Growning in my small garden.
A snail, Buccinum striatissimum ("oo-ecchuu-bai") (about 9cm in shell height). 2009.06.01 [2009.05.30]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
The body surface of Longtooth grouper, Epinephelus bruneus ("kue")(about 1m in length [ Another photo ] ) 2009.05.01 [2009.04.25]
A small blue streak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus is cleaning his/her body surface.
Giant Button Top shells, Umbonium giganteum ("nagarami" or "danbei-kisago")(about 25mm in shell diameter) 2009.04.11 [2009.04.11]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A Japanese geoduck, Panopea japonica ("nami-gai")(about 10cm in shell length) 2009.03.01 [2009.02.28]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
Flower buds of oriental paperbush, Edgeworthia chrysantha ("mitsu-mata")(about 1.5cm in buds diameter) 2009.02.01 [2009.02.01]

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A shell of golden cuttlefish, Sepia esculenta ("kou-ika")(about 12cm in length) 2008.11.25 [2008.11.24]
There are many striped patterns on the reverse side of the shell such as the annual ring of woods. [ Another photo ]
A fruit of Japanese yew, Podocarpus macrophyllus ("inu-maki")(about 2cm in length) 2008.10.21 [2008.10.21]
It looks like a Japanese "kokeshi" doll.
A quahog clam, Mercenaria mercenaria ("hon-binosu")(about 8cm in shell width) 2008.09.27 [2008.09.27]
Got at the food floor in a department store. This specis is the newcomer to Japan from America.
A pair of otolith of Red seabream, Pagrus major ("ma-dai") (about 7mm in length). 2008.09.23 [2008.09.23]
Body length of the fish is about 12-13cm.
A kind of cicada, Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata ("abura-zemi"), absorbing the juice of the tree. 2008.08.20 [2008.08.18]
A kind of small orchid, Spiranthes australis ("neji-bana") 2008.07.05 [2008.06.25]
A pair of the flower-spiral for opposite.
A bivalve, Solen strictus ("mategai") (about 12cm in length) 2008.05.11 [2008.05.10]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A butterfly, Japanese Flash, Rapala arata ("torafu-shijimi"), on a rock of the riverbank (about 2cm in length). 2008.05.10 [2008.05.06]
A pair of otolith of Red seabream, Pagrus major ("ma-dai") (about 1cm in length). 2008.04.29 [2008.04.28]
Body length of the fish is about 25cm.
Red sporophytes of a kind of moss, Ceratodon purpureus ("yanoueno-aka-goke") on the ground (about 2cm in height). 2008.04.10 [2008.04.01]
A lens of Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis ("kuro-maguro") (about 2cm in diameter). 2008.02.11 [2008.02.09]
Took out from the head of the fish. [ Whole eye (about 4cm in diameter) ]
Green mussels, "midori-igai", Perna viridis (about 3cm in shell length). 2008.01.30 [2008.01.26]
Settled on the surface of a rope in sea water.

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Two pairs of otolith of Red gurnard, Chelidonichthys spinosus ("houbou") (about 4mm in length, photo above) and golden thread, Nemipterus virgatus ("itoyori-dai") (about 8mm in length, photo below). 2007.12.12 [2007.12.10]
Body length of both fishes is about 25cm.
A kind of planaria, "oo-misuji-kougai-biru", Bipalium nobile (about 20cm in body length). 2007.10.21 [2007.10.20]
Discovered under the flower pot. [ Head ("kougai"-shape) ]
A bivalve, "oo-mizogai", Siliqua alta (about 10cm in shell width). 2007.10.08 [2007.10.06]
Got at the food floor in a department store. [ Reverse side ]
A golden-ringed dragonfly, Anotogaster sieboldii ("oni-yanma") (about 15cm in body length). [another photo] 2007.08.19 [2007.08.17] seen around the pond.
Two kind? of Snail, Buccinum spp. ("toudai-tsubu-gai") (about 7cm in shell height). 2007.08.05 [2007.08.04]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A kind of Trumpetfish, Fistularia petimba ("aka-yagara") (about 25cm in head length). 2007.07.16 [2007.07.14]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A kind of Snail, Omphalius pfeifferi ("kubo-gai") (about 3cm in shell height). [opercule] 2007.07.11 [2007.07.11]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
Fruits of Bayberry, Myrica rubra ("yama-momo") (about 1cm in diameter) brighting through the sun light. 2007.06.22 [2007.06.21]
A kind of Sand dollar, Scaphechinus mirabilis ("hasu-no-ha-kashipan") (about 4cm in diameter) washed up on a sandy beach. [reverse side photo] 2007.05.05 [2007.05.04]
A flower of Dogtooth violet, Erythronium japonicum ("katakuri") (about 3cm in flower diameter) flowering on the ground. 2007.04.03 [2007.04.01]
A Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus ("ban") (about 30cm in body length) floating on the pond. 2007.03.30 [2007.03.29]
The reverse side of an abalone, Haliotis discus ("kuro-awabi / ezo-awabi"). [zoom-out photo] 2007.03.03 [2007.03.03]
A bivalve, "oo-mategai", Solen grandis (about 10cm in length) 2007.02.24 [2007.02.24]
Got at the food floor in a department store.

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A male catkin of Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara (about 4cm in length) on the ground. 2006.12.28 [2006.12.28]
Cherry blossoms, Prunus �~ subhirtella cv. Autumnalis ("juugatsu-zakura") (about 2cm in flower diameter) on the lake side (roadside trees). 2006.11.07 [2006.11.05]
This species is flowering in from October to April.
A flower of geranium herb, Geranium thunbergii ("gen-no-shouko") (about 1cm in flower diameter) on the shady ground. 2006.10.23 [2006.10.20]
The reverse side of mushroom, Ganoderma australe ("oo-mi-no-kofuki-take") (close-up photo from 1.5cm distance). [whole surface photo] 2006.08.25 [2006.08.22]
Hydrozoan polyp, Halocordyle disticha ("hane-umi-hidora") in a tidepool at Shimoda (the Izu Peninsula) rocky shore (about 1mm in diameter of each polyp). 2006.08.10 [2006.08.04]
A kind of Stink Bug, Sastragala esakii ("esaki-monki-tsuno-kamemushi") on a lief (about 10mm in body length). 2006.07.10 [2006.07.10]
A kind of Ground beetle, Carabus insulicola ("ao-osamushi") near a stump (about 25mm in body length). 2006.05.12 [2006.05.11]
A kind of march fly, Bibio rufiventris (about 10mm in body length). 2006.04.29 [2006.04.24]
Many flies are flying only in a few week from late in April to early in May. Female has a red thorax.
[male] [female]
Magnified eye photos of Humphead wrasse (Napoleonfish), Cheilinus undulatus and Giant cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus in the aquarium. 2006.04.01 [2006.03.26]
Hoopoe, Upupa epops on the ground (about 30cm in body length) in Okinawa iland, rare species in japan. 2006.04.01 [2006.03.25]
Sevenspotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata ("nana-hoshi-tentou") on the sunny ground (about 8mm in body length). 2006.03.11 [2006.03.04]
Frost columns, on the north-side ground (about 3cm in length). 2006.02.16 [2006.02.06]

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Seeds of a kind of Gourd, Trichosanthes cucumeroides ("karasu-uri") (about 10mm in width). 2005.11.12 [2005.11.11]
Larvae of a kind of Stink Bug, Poecilocoris lewisi ("akasuji-kin-kamemushi"), on the reverse side of a leaf (about 10mm in body length). 2005.10.22 [2005.10.21]
A pupa of butterfly, Argyreus hyperbius (Indian Fritillary, "Tsumaguro-hyoumon") (about 25mm in body length). 2005.09.11 [2005.09.10]
Some spine-like shapes (total 10) of the shell are metal-glossy. [ zoom out photo ]
A kind of spider, Octonoba varians ("Uzu-gumo"), makes a vortex-like orb-web (about 2cm in web diameter). 2005.08.03 [2005.08.02]
A kind of Jumping Spider, Salticidae sp. , on the wood handrail (about 4mm in body length). 2005.06.24 [2005.06.20]
A kind of led small Tick, Balaustium mutotum ("kabeana-takaradani"), on the sunny concrete surface (about 1mm in body length). 2005.05.12 [2005.05.10]
A kind of Anemone, Anemone raddeana ("azuma-ichige"), in the spring forest (about 20mm in flower diameter). 2005.05.05 [2005.04.30]
Flowers of bamboo grass, Pleioblastus chino var. chino ("azuma-nezasa"). 2005.04.21 [2005.04.19]
Bamboo flowers are very rare. After blooming they wither.
Crystals of frost, on a leaf surface. 2005.01.15 [2005.01.12]

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A kind of Praying mantis, Hierodula patellifera ("harabiro-kamakiri"), seeking a space for laying eggs. 2004.11.07 [2004.11.05]
A kind of Cyanophyceae, Nostoc commune ("ishi-kurage"), on the moist ground. 2004.11.07 [2004.11.04]
A kind of Water-willow, Anemonopsis macrophylla ("kitsune-no-mago"), in the forest. (about 5mm in flower length.) 2004.10.31 [2004.10.18]
Cowries, washed up on a sandy beach. 2004.08.18 [2004.08.14]
The biggest cowries are about 40mm in shell length.
1. Mauritia arabica ("yakushima-dakara")
2. Erosaria erosa ("komon-dakara")
3. Erosaria boivinii ("ominaeshi-dakara")
4. Staphylaea limacina ("shibori-dakara")
5. Cribrarula cribraria ("kanoko-dakara")
6. Erronea chinensis ("suso-murasaki-dakara")
7. Erosaria helvola ("kamon-dakara")
8. Erosaria labrolineata ("nashiji-dakara")
9. Palmadusta artuffeli ("chairo-kinuta")
And more two cowries, Erosaria caputserpentis (left: "hanamaruyuki"), Erosaria annulus (right: "hanabira-dakara").
A small white-purple flower, Anemonopsis macrophylla ("renge-shouma"), in the forest. (about 25mm in flower diameter) 2004.07.20 [2004.07.18]
Eye of a sea snail, Strombus luhuanus ("magaki-gai"). 2004.07.16 [2004.07.11]
Magakigai lives in rocky shore (about 45mm in shell length).
Hydrozoan polyp, Capitata ? (a kind of "umi-hidora") (about 2-3mm in length of tentacle rigion). 2004.03.30 [2004.03.28]
They look like algae at a distance...
Egg capsules of a snail, Mitrella bicincta ("mugi-gai") (about 2mm in diameter). 2004.03.27 [2004.03.20]
Mugigai is common species on Japanese in rocky shore (about 10-15mm in shell length).
A pair of otolith of scorpionfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus ("kasago") (about 8mm in length). 2004.03.18 [2004.03.17]
and black rock fish's, Sebastes inermis ("mebaru") (about 9mm in length). 2004.03.27 [2004.03.27]
Body length of the fishes is about 17-8cm and they seems to be about five/four years old...

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A yellow-Brown Stink Bug, Halyomorpha picus ("kusagi-kamemushi"), on a veranda of my room (about 15mm in body length). 2003.12.08 [2003.12.07]
Seeds of heart-shaped marking (about 3-4mm in diameter). 2003.08.23 [2003.08.23]
These are the seeds of balloon vine, Cardiospermum halicacabum ("fuusen-kazura").
Fruits of "inu-biwa", Ficus erecta about 3cm in length), by the street. This species is the same genus as Ficus carica ("ichijiku"). 2003.08.03 [2003.08.02]
A kind of cicada, "kuma-zemi", Cryptotympana facialis (about 6cm in body length), on a trunk of a tree. 2003.08.03 [2003.08.02]
[ Many cicadas...]
A kind of sole, "ushi-no-shita", Cynoglossidae sp. (about 25cm in length), captured by dragnet fishing. 2003.06.15 [2003.06.14]
A kind of crab, "tsuno-naga-kobushi", Leucosia anatum (about 2cm in shell width), washed up on a sandy beach. 2003.06.15 [2003.06.15]
Flowers of "matsu-ba-unran", Linaria canadensis, on the ground. (about 1cm in flower lengh) 2003.05.07 [2003.05.01]
Flowers of watercress, Nasturtium officinale (about 5-7mm in diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.05.01]
Dominant species on the artificial creek in the park (:-<).
A small white azalea, Rhododendron albiflorum, in the forest. (about 15mm in diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
Curious fernery, Lemmaphyllum microphyllum (about 1cm in round leaf diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
Growing shady and damp place.
Small flowers, "nomi-no-tuduri" Arenaria serpyllifolia, by the mountain path (about 3-5mm in diameter). 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
A kind of small buttercup, Semiaquilegia adoxoides, by the mountain path (about 5mm in diameter). 2003.05.07 [2003.04.29]
A emerging cicada, Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata, hanging on a tree. 2003.05.07 [1997.08?]
Sorry for old photo...
A kind of mushroom, "amigasa-take", Morchella esculenta 2003.05.07 [2003.04.21]
Growing under the cherry trees (about 7cm height).
A kind of iris flower, "syaga", Iris japonica (about 5-6cm in diameter) 2003.05.07 [2003.04.21]
Growing and flowering shady place.
Beautiful beads on the sea surface (about 1mm in diameter). 2003.01.14 [2003.01.13]
These are plankton, Noctiluca (Noctiluca scintillans).
Sea Conchs, "kazura-gai", Phalium flammiferum strigatum (about 6cm in shell height). 2003.01.13 [2003.01.11]

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Fruits of "sharin-bai", Rhaphiolepis umbellata (about 10mm in diameter) using the hedges. 2002.12.27 [2002.12.24]
A small mantis, Statilia maculata , on a stone wall (about 5cm in body length). 2002.11.18 [2002.11.16]
A tree, "yabu-kouji", Ardisia japonica , by the mountain path (about 10cm in height). 2002.11.18 [2002.11.16]
[large photo (52kB)]
A flower, "koya-bouki", Pertya scandens , by the mountain path (about 2cm in diameter). 2002.10.20 [2002.10.19]
A "fairy ring" (about 2.5m in diameter) consists of mushrooms (unknown species to me) on the ground. 2002.10.11 [2002.10.09]
A silktree, Albizia julibrissin, starting to bloom in the summer evening. 2002.07.29 [2002.07.25]
A kind of jellyfish, Porpita pacifica (about 2cm in diameter), and a kind of planktonic snail, Violetta globasa (?) (about 3mm in shell height), washed up on a sandy beach. 2002.07.24 [2002.07.20]
[another photo]
A Japanese jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima , picked up on a veranda of my room (about 4cm in body length). 2002.07.22 [2002.07.20]
A kind of slimemold, Mucilago supongiosa , on the lumber by the mountain path (about 1cm in height). 2002.06.09 [2002.06.09]
This species seems to be a common slimemold. [another photo], [close-up photo]
A mushroom, Lentinus lepideus (about 7-8cm in diameter), on the pine stump by the mountain path. 2002.06.09 [2002.06.09]
Curious cocoons, adhering to a trunk of a tree (about 15-20mm in length, 10mm in width). 2002.06.03 [2002.06.02]
These seems to be the cocoons (after emergence) of a kind of sting-moth, Parasa lepida.
A small long-horned beetle, Paraglenea fortunei (about 15mm in body length), on the leaf. 2002.06.03 [2002.06.01]
Small flowers, Sherardia arvensis (about 3mm in diameter), by the town path. 2002.05.23 [2002.05.20,21]
A kind of sea anemone, Anthopleura uchidai (about 40mm in diameter), settled on the rocky shore. 2002.04.23 [2002.04.20]
A kind of jellyfish, Chrysaora melasaster (about 15cm in diameter), trapped by the sea algae jungle ;-). 2002.04.23 [2002.04.20]
A kind of gentian (fude-rindo), Gentiana zollingeri (about 10mm in diameter), on the grassland. 2002.04.23 [2002.04.20]
tokiwa-ikari-sou, an anchor-like flower, Epimedium sempervirens (about 10-20mm in diameter), on the grassland in the forest. 2002.04.23 [2002.04.20]
Flowers of Trigonotis peduncularis (about 2mm in diameter), a kind of forget-me-not by the town path. 2002.03.23 [2002.03.20]
Close-up photography.

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Fruits of Alnus sieboldiana (about 25mm in length, 18mm in diameter), a kind of alders by the winter mountain path. 2001.12.16 [2001.12.15]
These are used for corsages and Christmas decorations.
Fruits of Solanum lyratum (about 5-7mm in diameter), a kind of eggplants by the mountain path at Kobe City [magnified photo (44kB)]. 2001.12.10 [2001.12.09]
A kind of sea slug, Hypselodoris maritima (about 2cm long) in a tidepool at Shimoda (the Izu Peninsula) rocky shore [another photo]. 2001.08.15 [2001.08.10]
A kind of sea urchin, Mespilia globulus (about 2.5cm in diameter) in a tidepool at Shimoda (the Izu Peninsula) rocky shore. 2001.08.15 [2001.08.10]
A kind of bellflower, Campanula punctata by the mountain path. 2001.07.25 [2001.07.20]
An adult of stick insects, Phraortes elongatus or Baculum irregulariterdentatum on a guardrail and wire rope by the mountain path. [brown type]. 2001.07.25 [2001.07.20]
About 10cm long (body length).
A kind of small orchid, Spiranthes australis [another photo]. 2001.06.19 [2001.06.18]
Close-up photography.
A kind of dragonfly, Anax nigrofasciatus ? [another photo]. 2001.06.19 [2001.06.17]
Two species of dandelions, Taraxacum officinale(right) and Taraxacum laevigatum(left). 2001.06.06 [2001.06.05]
A difference in these species is a seed color.
A larva of stick insects, Phraortes sp. on a guardrail by the mountain path. 2001.05.10 [2001.05.05]
Eggshells of skates (a kind of rays), Raja sp. on the sandy beach. 2001.05.10 [2001.05.04]
Larvae have already hatched in under the sea.
A jellyfish, Spirocodon saltatrix on spring seawater. 2001.04.20 [2001.04.15]
The life-cycle of this species is still unknown. (Another photo ).
An addition : another species, Tima formosa and Aequorea coerulescens in the aquarium.
A small flower, Veronica persica in early spring. 2001.02.22 [2001.02.16]
Flowering on the warm ground facing south.
A spider's web :-). 2001.01.15 [2000.08.18]
Made by folding down the blade of grass.

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A bivalve, "sara-gai (?)", Megangulus venulosa? (about 7cm in width) 2000.11.13 [2000.11.12]
Got at the food floor in a department store.
A bivalve, "uchi-murasaki", Saxidomus purpurata (about 6cm in width) 2000.11.09 [2000.11.03]
Got at the food floor in a department store :-).
Kesaran-Pasaran 2000.11.07 [2000.11.03]
Slender hair-like parts of a seed of vine weed, Metaplexis japonica.
Jellyfish polyp, Aurelia aurita 2000.11.07 [2000.11.03]
Attached on a glass of aquarium.
A kind of yellow planaria (about 30cm long). 2000.11.06 [2000.08.03]
[photo1], [photo2]
A kind of slimemold. 2000.11.06 [2000.08.15-16]
[photo1 (afternoon,12:55)], [photo2 (evening,19:00)], [photo3 (Nex day,12:30)], [photo4 (another species)]

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