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A following e-mail from Mr. Iino, a class mate, was received yesterday. Could you tell us the difference of beetles and stag beetles (kuwagatamushi in Japanese)? I am not sure how you call them in English. I think the insects on the attached pictures are called beetles in English. But I am not sure whether stag beetles are right English for kuwagatamushi.
Mr. Iino wrote:
”I found two beetles at my Kobuchizawa residence at the end of July. A manager of apartmens house cached them and kept in a small cage. He said he would like to show them to visiting kids from urban areas.
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At my nearby bookstore in Tokyo, I found a pair
of stag beetle (kuwagatamushi) in a small cage was sold ten thousand
yen. I lifted up the cage to know how big the insects were. But
I could find their size.
This morning NHK TV reported a stag beetle (kuwagatamushi) was
sold at ten million yen. TV explained the insects, of which body
length was over 8 centimeter, were precious.
Could you tell me whether the insects on the attached pictures are beetles or stag beetles (kuwagatamushi)? I think they are beetles. Is it right?"
Last evening, Seiji Ozawa conducted the Wien Philpharmony Orchestra at Salzburg Music Festival commemorating 10 years after the death of Herbert von Karajan. NHK TV broadcasted the concert in live through BS1. Did you listen to it?
Jessie Norman's soprano was wonderful. She controlled her voice as soft as possible and sang with outstanding beautiful voice. Ozawa conducted briskly the orchestra to play symphony No. 9 of Bruckner. The standing ovation continued for more than 10 minutes. It was really great. I recommend you who failed to listen it to catch its re-broadcast sometime in near future.