DeadInTheBasement Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 i found this online and thought it was hilarious and since it is beetle related and he does give a few ideas on how to "trap" beetles i thought id share this clip from a japanese television show of a man in a biker fetish outfit out in the forests of japan catching beetles to give to children!....wish i had a japanese man in a fetish outfit to catch me some stag beetles Japan = AWESOME....and very weird http://www.veoh.com/watch/e114523Jcj49KfX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 i found this online and thought it was hilarious and since it is beetle related and he does give a few ideas on how to "trap" beetles i thought id share this clip from a japanese television show of a man in a biker fetish outfit out in the forests of japan catching beetles to give to children!....wish i had a japanese man in a fetish outfit to catch me some stag beetles Japan = AWESOME....and very weird http://www.veoh.com/watch/e114523Jcj49KfX lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 That was hilarious! Thanks DITB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurunuru Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Cool video. I was lucky enough to find a couple of male miyamakuwagata last summer. Feisty little fellas. Didn't realise they went for 3,000 yen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I love that you said you found a few "miyamakuwagata", but what species is that? What species of Lucanidae and Dynastinae are most expensive in Japan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurunuru Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I love that you said you found a few "miyamakuwagata", but what species is that? What species of Lucanidae and Dynastinae are most expensive in Japan? Miyamakuwagata is Lucanus maculifemoratus. Managed to dig up a picture of one I kept last year. I believe the most expensive domestic breed is Dorcus hopei (ookuwagata, or 'big stag beetle'), which has become very rare in the wild thanks to habitat change and whatnot. Interesting variations of more common species can also fetch a higher price, as mentioned in the video. Size can be a big factor as well. Some of the foreign bugs can be quite pricy. The most I ever paid was 18,000 yen ($220) for a pair of Dynastes hercules hercules. Well worth it though! I'll be moving to the US later this year, and it saddens me a little that unless the laws change, I'll never again be able to own any really large beetles. Still, looking forward to trying to get my hands on some L. elaphus/D. granti. Incidentally, the most expensive beetle ever sold in Japan apparently went for $89,000, but I haven't been able to find out what species it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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