Mr. bug

This guy was buzzing outside my window tonight as I was being a diligent
studious student

What was I to do? Get some tongs & bring him inside to take a closer look!

He turned out to be pulling our bluff with the scary looking outer shell

Meet Mr. Japanese rhinoceros beetle 

These friendly little guys are sold as a pet in department stores in many countries in Asia.
Who knew? Not me until I read it on wikipedia. In Japan they are even sold in vending machines

They are used for gambling in some places. Placed on a log one male tries to push the other off, the last beetle on the log is the winner.

Isn't he just the cutest?? 

He was a good distraction from my studies :)

And then I ate him
THE END
... OK maybe I put him back outside ;)