カマドウマ rhaphidophoridae

　昆虫なのに馬と呼ばれるのは、顔が馬に似ているからだそうです。馬の方がより人間の身近な生き物いきものだっかからでしょう。カマドウマは翅がありませんが、跳躍力は、馬と同様にすごいそうです。

　一週間ほど前から、風呂場でカマドウマを時々見かけるようになりました。室内では餌にありつけないと思い、庭に放そうと試みますが、なかなか捕まりません。潰してしまっては、元も子もないので、苦戦しております。利用しないときは、ドアは開放されていますが、帰り道がわからないのでしょうね。まさか、庭と風呂場を行き来しているとは思えないです。

　The Japanese name for rhaphidophoridae is "kamado-uma". Kamado means a cooking stove for old Japanese houses and Uma means a horse. In the old days, they were often seen around a kamado.

　It is an insect, but called a horse, because its face resembles a horse. Perhaps horses are more familiar creatures to humans. Rhaphidophoridae has no wings, but its jumping power seems to be as great as a horse.

　About a week ago, I began to see rhaphidophoridae in the bathroom now and then. Since there is no food indoors, I try to release it in the garden, but it is hard to catch. It makes no sence, if I end up crushing it, so I am having a hard time. The door is always open when I don't use the room, but you probably forget a return path. I can't imagine it is going back and forth between the garden and the room. No way!