- kuwagatamushi stag beetle
Everyday noun for the insect, common in children's talk about bug-catching; more colloquial than the katakana スタッグビートル.
庭で鍬形虫を見つけた。
Niwa de kuwagatamushi o mitsuketa.
I found a stag beetle in the garden.
鍬形虫は夏に木の蜜を吸う。
Kuwagatamushi wa natsu ni ki no mitsu o suu.
Stag beetles suck tree sap in summer.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 兜虫 (kabutomushi), the rhinoceros beetle, which has a horn instead of pincers.
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