TEXT: Jin Chang
While cockroaches aren’t dangerous, most of us don’t want to deal with them. And yes, they exist here. The flying kind, too.
Dani are little bugs that live in your tatami. Especially for people who sleep on futons, be wary of these tiny mites as they do bite and leave little red marks.
Also known as rice weevils, these tiny critters can be found in rice in the humid months,and can multiply before you know it. While the eggs and adults are safe to eat, they can be unpleasant to find.
Mukade are vicious, venomous centipedes that like to come out in the humid months from June to August. There are all sorts of myths about these beasts, so no one really knows what’s true or false. Some of these include them traveling in pairs and secreting pheromones that attract more mukade if you smash their bodies. Fact or fiction, you don’t want to get bitten (fact: their bites are extremely painful!)