Rice paddies that use little or no pesticides are home to a rich variety of wildlife.
During the rice planting and weeding activities carried out from May to June, many different creatures were discovered.
What she found was…
It was a Kooi-mushi!
Kooi-mushi (Appasus major) is listed as a Near Threatened species in Japan’s national Red Data Book.
What was discovered right in the middle of rice planting… could it be frog eggs?
The students gently left the area undisturbed and avoided planting seedlings where the frog eggs were found.
Could it be a species of newt?
A Sawagani — a Japanese freshwater crab — was also spotted.
A Common Bluebottle sipping nectar from a flower
