I couldn't resist....
These guys are some type of damselflies. Aren't they cute sitting there on the leaves? They have black wings <3
A local elementary school is participating in a study with the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo.
The 4th graders catch them, mark them and release. Then the researchers can see where they've been flying!
(In Takarazuka, near Kobe)
A close up, this one has its wings marked
Giant dragonfly!! (Takarazuka)
A little guy... (Takarazuka)
From an earlier post, but I had to put this guy w/ all the other bugs ;) (Kamakura)
Stag beetle female. The males have giant horns! (Nagoya)
More dragonflies (Nagoya)
I have no idea what this is but it looked cool (Shonan/Hayama area)
A moth of some sort (Shonan/Hayama area)
A ground beetle of some sort (I think) (Shonan/Hayama)
Thats all the bugs for now!