Sanae doesn't like snakes, as was made abundantly clear to me after the other day's close encounter with the reptilian kind. (She doesn't even like me blogging about them). She does, however, like beetles. Stag beetles in particular. She found one the other evening while out for a walk, and what did she do? She brought it home, of course. And gave it some apple and lettuce. And poured it a nice, cool, relaxing glass of wine. For reasons beyond me, Japanese have an enduring fascination with beetles. Summer for kids means beetle hunting. In the pet shops you can buy all the necessary gear - nets, jars, bark, moss, and ultraviolet night lights for spotting them after dark when they are most active. You can also buy them, for about 100 euro a pop, along with the aquarium like enclosure for keeping them in. And then after a week or so of captivity they invariably die, having overeaten on a rich diet of wine, cheese and crackers.
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