Natural Enemy

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I went to Awaji Island this morning.
There is a huge national park there, and I let the kids play at the water play facility, the outdoor playground, and a small, cool indoor play area.
Awaji Island is gradually being developed, and with various facilities for playing and dining, it's quite enjoyable for both adults and children.
If we take the highway, we can reach the edge of Awaji Island in about 15 minutes from our house, so we go there often.
Someday, I want to write a post on this note about my Awaji Island recommendations.

One of the facilities was holding an insect specimen exhibition.
They had rare-looking insects on display, such as a giant Hercules beetle, a super shiny longhorn beetle, and some beetle with incredibly long legs that I don't even know what it is, and the kids' eyes were sparkling.
My child pulled my hand, wanting to go see them, but I told them to go by themselves and sent them off.

I am terrible with insects.
They are the undisputed number one on my list of things I dislike.

When I was a child, influenced by my friends, I used to keep rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles.
However, looking back now, I was a bit scared to touch them and took care of them with trepidation, so I guess I wasn't good with them even back then.
As I grew into an adult, the fear gradually increased, and now they have become my greatest natural enemy.
Nowadays, I can't even touch a small grasshopper.

I am physiologically unable to accept insects in general, so it's hard to put into words why I dislike them, but I'll try.
First of all, they cannot communicate with humans.
No matter how much you take care of them, it's impossible for your feelings to get through or to understand what they are thinking.
In fact, it's unclear if they even have thoughts.
This applies not only to insects but to all hairless creatures in general.
I prefer creatures with fur.

Also, I can't stand their erratic movements.
They might be still one moment, then suddenly fly off.
Rhinoceros and stag beetles are relatively popular, but even they fly sometimes, and the moment they open their wings, my heart almost stops.

And for some reason, I really don't understand why they try to fly at humans.
Flower beetles and cicadas often crash into me, but what are they thinking when they do that?
Cicadas are basically hollow inside, so they shouldn't get cocky.

Contrary to how I am, my wife, who grew up in the mountains, is completely fine with insects.
We haven't had any since we bought our house, but the house we lived in before and just after we got married was a detached rental by a river, and sometimes cockroaches would appear.
Of course, there is no way I could touch something so disgusting.
When a cockroach appeared, I couldn't look at it directly, so I would take off my glasses and report it to my wife.

I was surprised the first time I saw it, but my wife can exterminate a cockroach using five sheets of tissue paper and duct tape.
As a living being, she is just too strong.
She might get furious if I said this was the deciding factor, but I am attracted to people who can do things I can't, and I think it's good to marry someone you can respect like that.

The other day, my child said they wanted to buy an insect cage.
I rejected it immediately and told them that if they keep insects, Daddy won't come home.
I'm a bad parent for making them weigh insects against their dad, but since I'm so bad with them, this is the only way.
I will never let them keep insects in our house, ever.