Bugs!

The bugs in this country are huge. The beetles are enormous, some of the crickets are 3-4 inches long, the stinging insects are twice as big as in America, and the dragonflies are like hummingbirds. Yet, Japanese people seem to be totally unfazed by them. Giant wasps fly in and out of the staffroom without anyone batting an eye. Students only notice the beetles when the start making horrible sounds in class. When I was in one of the elementary schools, meeting the principal, there was a huge prehistoric-size dragonfly trying to smash its way through the ceiling. They didn’t even look up.