echineko 1 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 I hate kamemushi. I went back parents home at weekend and saw one. Link to post Share on other sites
DrEvil 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Whats a kamemushi? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 kamemushi are stink bugs. Stand on them and they make a nasty 'green' smell. But do not hate them too much. Although they cannot be eaten as tsukudani, a lot of stink bugs in the autumn is a sign of abundant snow in the winter (this is tsuru). Bring on the stink bugs! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Stink bugs? Sounds charming. Get many creepy-crawlies over there then? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 You get stink bugs in England too, but not so many. And yes, there are plenty of long-leggedy flying beasties here - praying mantises, stag beetles, giant moths, orange hornets the size of your thumb, big Jackson Pollock decorated spiders, and ugly millipedes that bite. But they'll all die soon when it snows Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: But they'll all die soon when it snows Good good!!! Bloody bugs annoy me!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
zebedee 1 Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 Are they them green/brown funny shape dudes? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 The very same. Not for nothing are they classified as Pentatomidae. Also known as 'kusamushi'. Having once been stung in the bum by a wasp that got into my boxers hanging up outside, one morning I once savagely beat the crap out of something that was moving inside my trouser leg in case it was another damn wasp. But the smell that instantly wafted up soon told me that it was a member of the Pentatomidae that had found its way into my trousers. Ah, kusa! And echineko has problems just seeing one of these things?! Link to post Share on other sites
brummy 0 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 I really do hate them things. And they know nothing about the weather thats for sure. Should be banned. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 brummy, Like Ocean said stinkbugs do have a relation to the weather. Most any oyaji in this country will tell you so - the more stinkbugs there are, the colder it will be and the more snow we will have Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 So - lots of stinky bugs this year then? Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 I've seen them but never smelt one. What do they smell like. Scratch and sniff posting please. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Its cockroaches that get me, hate them. No way I can accept them in the house I live in. Link to post Share on other sites
blinkin'ek 0 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 The little terrors, never smelt one though - they just look bad. Link to post Share on other sites
liz 0 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 They're awful, all creepies that enter the house are awful. We don't like them. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Quote: ....the more stinkbugs there are, the colder it will be and the more snow we will have.... Many people seen a lot this fall? I haven't seen one yet. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Actually, I haven't seen any at all this season yet. I hadn't even thought about them until now. ( ) Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Don't worry, I've seen a fair few the last week or so. Link to post Share on other sites
Telleboy 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 been heaps in Hakuba, god Im sick of them. My dog likes to eat them but her breath smells pretty rancid after so I try not to let her. Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 I saw them, they are here. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Not seen any in Niigata yet this fall.... Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Seen a few, nasty little things. What are them and those jellyfish telling us this year?? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 I still havent seen any Kamimushi this year. I hope they dont play too much havoc with the snow cuz my reservations for Xmas have been made!!! Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 I still haven't seen any either. Link to post Share on other sites
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