Toys 'R' Bugs

Note: the kabuto-mushi is a fearsome insect of epic proportions. Known by every boy in Japan under the age of about 65, the kabuto-mushi has inspired television shows, video games and clothing lines around Japan (all printed in the following English: “King of Bugs”). The kabuto-mushi (literally meaning armour bug) is about three inches long, black, and covered in thick, hard bug-armour. It has one to three horns that protrude from its face another one or two inches. One of my English teachers told me that her son sneaks off to the woods to collect them. She says she hears them scratching around at night because her son now has 15 of them stashed in a bucket in his room. This is also normal, she told me. I didn’t believe her. Then I discovered that one can purchase kabuto-mushis at none other than Toys ‘R’ Us. $20-$30 a-piece.

Conclusion: bugs are toys.