{"id":50930,"date":"2026-03-08T19:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatsjapan.com\/?p=50930"},"modified":"2026-03-08T19:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:53:30","slug":"japanese-insect-magnets-specimen-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatsjapan.com\/de\/japanese-insect-magnets-specimen-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanische K\u00e4fermagnete in einer Musterbox - ma\u00dfstabsgetreue Insektensammlerst\u00fccke aus Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most detailed Japanese beetle collectibles you can buy \u2013 displayed in a miniature German-style specimen box<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you love insects, entomology, or the beauty of Japan’s native beetles, this is unlike anything you’ll find outside Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are real-scale beetle magnets<\/strong>, sculpted with museum-level detail \u2013 from the fine texture of antennae to the metallic sheen of the elytra \u2013 and displayed inside a miniature German-style specimen box<\/strong>. Not a sticker. Not a flat print. A three-dimensional, precisely crafted collectible that looks exactly like a real pinned specimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a Japanese capsule toy (gashapon)<\/strong> series. And it’s one of the most impressive ones we’ve ever carried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s Inside the Specimen Box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The collection features 6 species of Japanese beetles<\/strong>, each reproduced at near life-size scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Yamato Jewel Beetle (Chrysochroa fulgidissima \/ \u30e4\u30de\u30c8\u30bf\u30de\u30e0\u30b7)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Japan’s most iconic beetle. Its iridescent wings shift between deep green and purple depending on the angle of light \u2013 a structural coloration so striking that its wings were used to decorate a 7th-century Japanese national treasure shrine at H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple in Nara. In Japanese, tamamushi<\/em> literally means “jewel bug.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Ooururi Ground Beetle (Carabus insulicola \/ \u30aa\u30aa\u30eb\u30ea\u30aa\u30b5\u30e0\u30b7)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A brilliant metallic blue-purple ground beetle found in Japan’s mountain forests. Ground beetles in this family are fierce, fast predators \u2013 and visually stunning. Rarely seen outside Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Schoenherr’s Gem Weevil (Eupholus schoenherri \/ \u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30a8\u30f3\u30d8\u30eb\u30db\u30a6\u30bb\u30ad\u30be\u30a6\u30e0\u30b7)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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An extraordinary weevil from Papua New Guinea, known for its vivid turquoise and black banded pattern. One of the most visually striking weevils in the world. A favourite among entomology collectors globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4\u20136. Oosenchikogane Dung Beetle \u2013 Red, Blue & Green (Phelotrupes laevistriatus \/ \u30aa\u30aa\u30bb\u30f3\u30c1\u30b3\u30ac\u30cd)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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