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Insect attack
Today I went cycling along Shingashi-gawa like I do every now and then during lunch time. While so far it has always been a fun and peaceful ride (also a bit refreshing because of the river's proximity), this time I was confronted by hundreds of dragonflies (fr: libellules, ja: トンボ)!
Dragonflies here seem pretty big, and while they're maybe just peacefully flying around, riding a bike through them makes it look like they're attacking, and I had to keep trying to avoid them. I also had to be careful to keep my mouth shut in order not to gulp down one of the things.
Whew.
According to the list of 479 insect species of Shingashi-gawa, September seems to be the season for these, so I think I'd rather avoid the area for a little while!
Posted on August 6, 2004 at 13:39 | Tweet
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