Wireworm

Japanese: wireworm
Wireworm

…They have thoracic legs, and some have a pair of tails at the end of their abdomens, while others lack them. Those that live in the soil are called wireworms, and are also known in English as wireworms. They are treated as pests because they feed on the roots and tubers of agricultural crops, but most of the larvae of the wireworm family are carnivorous and prey on insects and other small animals in the soil or in rotting wood. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "wireworm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…胸脚を有し,腹部末端に1対の尾突起をもつものと欠くものとがある。土壌に生息するものはハリガネムシと呼ばれ,英名もwirewormである。農作物の根や塊茎を食するため害虫として扱われているが,コメツキムシ科の幼虫の多くは肉食性で土壌中や朽木中で昆虫などの小動物を捕食する。…

※「wireworm」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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