The Tupi people, one of the main ethnic groups of Brazilian indigenous people, believe in a male supernatural being called “Curupira” that guards the forest in Tupi mythology. I crowned this BLOG with his name because I aspire the BLOG, which deals with insects as part of the nature, to play a role just like Curupira who protects the forest from the destructive habits of man.
19 Aug, 2008
In 48 hours I am leaving for Manaus from Narita airport but now still listening to buzzing of Abura-cicadas (which could be translated as "oily cicada", and perhaps the commonest species in Japan). When I came to Japan on July 20, I only heard ...
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