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Turns Out Beetles In Japan Are Such A Big Deal That People Keep Them As Pets And Feed Them Jelly Cups

Dog might be man’s best friend, but there are more friends to find in this world. For example… A beetle. However it turns out that someone having a beetle as a pet is not that rare after all. What is more surprising is the fact that these crawlers have a sweet tooth. Yep, you read that right. These little cute jelly cups may look like something you ate in your childhood, but beetles appreciate these cups way more than us. In fact, they come in many tastes and are manufactured solely for beetles, their most loyal customers.

Humans are not the only species who can enjoy a jelly cup

Here’s how this discovery was made by a Tumblr user

Turns Out Beetles In Japan Are Such A Big Deal That People Keep Them As Pets And Feed Them Jelly Cups

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The colorful jelly cups attracted colorful reactions

Turns Out Beetles In Japan Are Such A Big Deal That People Keep Them As Pets And Feed Them Jelly Cups

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Stina Kolling 5 years ago

This article is disappointingly short and needs more pictures of beetles eating jellies.

64points

Naima Ivansdóttir 5 years ago

check this twitter profile of a beetle named spike, you're going to see wonders https://twitter.com/SpikeTheBeetle i've been following him for a while now :D

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Daria B 5 years ago (edited)

"Turns Out Beetles In Japan Are Such A Big Deal That People Keep Them As Pets And Feed Them Jelly Cups" → Yep! They do. You see it frequently in anime as well. But not just any bugs and beetles. Only the "fancy schmency" ones. For example, a cockroach is no pet.

18points

Zori the degu 5 years ago

I used to keep madagascan hissing cockroaches. They are exotic, but cockroaches nevertheless. I'm considering getting some more soon. You can actually tame them and each has a different character! I've kept many exotic and less exotic invertebrates apart from cockroaches. Crickets were in the largest numbers. I've had dozens! My first cricket was wild-caught, but the rest were asian crickets taken from a pet shop(they are sold as food). They were popular among Chinese empresses, as bringers of luck and great sleeplessness medication(they "sing" really pleasantly). They kept them in bamboo cages. I kept them in terrariums and sometimes fed them some of that jelly! Even here, in my run-down country, Bulgaria, you can find exotic animals shop that has a variety of exotic invertebrate pets among their selection. They don't have such gigantic species of beetles, though. Mostly stick insects, mantids and their family, scorpions, cockroaches, spiders and the occasional giant millipede.

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Night Owl 5 years ago

...Beetlejuice...

12points

Kiahna 5 years ago

Beetlejuice!

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Captain Marvel 5 years ago

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Captain Marvel 5 years ago

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MorningStar Kematch 5 years ago

Yes! Beetlejuice! Now, I know why I never liked these jelly cups!

6points

Night Owl 5 years ago

Learned something new again (I knew about the Japanese keeping beetles but not about the jelly cups made specially for them)

4points

Chloe Robertson 5 years ago

I breed butterflies. Mostly whites but I had a wonderful crop of red admirals this year. I even took the caterpillars on holiday with me because I didn't trust my dad with them!

3points

ChiveChilly 5 years ago

Yeah, I've kept multiple types of beetles (though I'm in the US, not Japan) and they really do make these little jelly cups! You have to buy them from Japan tho, haven't found them in the US. I just think they're like the cutest thing ever.

3points

Oscar 5 years ago

I think I now want a beetle.

2points

Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

Lol we used to get tiny jellies like that as kids, I'm feeling suspicious now!

2points

Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

This is . . . surprisingly precious. I love them. Give them the cups. All of them. Please...

2points

Lou Wow 5 years ago

This may help the species survive. It could work out well!

2points

Jacqueline Conway 5 years ago

It’s a shame there aren’t more pictures: I can see the appeal of beetles because they’re like little cartoon monsters.

1point

seauf 5 years ago

*changes next-life-request-form from cat to beetle, including flavours*

1point

Ann Jeppesen 5 years ago

That's not just a Japanese thing. I've held beetles and I know many others too here in Denmark. And yes they're fed gelly too.

1point

Reirei 5 years ago

You can get those sort of mini jelly cups for pet birds over here. :)

1point

JP 5 years ago

Why are all these little cups plastic? Haven't we polluted our environment enough as it is without adding millions of these tiny cups?

0points

Kaisu Rei 5 years ago

No offence but I don't think jelly cups for beetles is the biggest culprit in polluting the world with plastic

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Hằng Nguyễn 5 years ago

i eat that all the timeeeeeee .......

0points

Max L. 5 years ago

beetle juice wins

0points

Captain Marvel 5 years ago

Beetlejelly Beetlejelly Beetlejelly!

0points

Sonya Jersey 5 years ago

Beetlejellyjuice! lol

0points

Gary M. Climer 5 years ago

Be a lot less trouble than a dog and probably every bit as affectionate as most cats and besides you gotta admit that's a hell of a bug!

0points

Maggie C 5 years ago

This happens in Taiwan too. A craze started in fourth grade.

0points

Nikki D 5 years ago

Keep those far away from me! Yikes.

0points

We'llSee 5 years ago

I would really love to have one of those, I'm just not sure if its a good thing or not.

0points

Evora 5 years ago

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A Dyke From The Dreamworld 5 years ago

The original jelly cup is a kid snack. However, there is a jelly cup snack made specifically for beetles.

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Stina Kolling 5 years ago

This article is disappointingly short and needs more pictures of beetles eating jellies.

64points

Naima Ivansdóttir 5 years ago

check this twitter profile of a beetle named spike, you're going to see wonders https://twitter.com/SpikeTheBeetle i've been following him for a while now :D

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Daria B 5 years ago (edited)

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Zori the degu 5 years ago

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Night Owl 5 years ago

...Beetlejuice...

12points

Kiahna 5 years ago

Beetlejuice!

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Captain Marvel 5 years ago

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Captain Marvel 5 years ago

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MorningStar Kematch 5 years ago

Yes! Beetlejuice! Now, I know why I never liked these jelly cups!

6points

Night Owl 5 years ago

Learned something new again (I knew about the Japanese keeping beetles but not about the jelly cups made specially for them)

4points

Chloe Robertson 5 years ago

I breed butterflies. Mostly whites but I had a wonderful crop of red admirals this year. I even took the caterpillars on holiday with me because I didn't trust my dad with them!

3points

ChiveChilly 5 years ago

3points

Oscar 5 years ago

I think I now want a beetle.

2points

Lauren Caswell 5 years ago

Lol we used to get tiny jellies like that as kids, I'm feeling suspicious now!

2points

Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

This is . . . surprisingly precious. I love them. Give them the cups. All of them. Please...

2points

Lou Wow 5 years ago

This may help the species survive. It could work out well!

2points

Jacqueline Conway 5 years ago

It’s a shame there aren’t more pictures: I can see the appeal of beetles because they’re like little cartoon monsters.

1point

seauf 5 years ago

*changes next-life-request-form from cat to beetle, including flavours*

1point

Ann Jeppesen 5 years ago

That's not just a Japanese thing. I've held beetles and I know many others too here in Denmark. And yes they're fed gelly too.

1point

Reirei 5 years ago

You can get those sort of mini jelly cups for pet birds over here. :)

1point

JP 5 years ago

Why are all these little cups plastic? Haven't we polluted our environment enough as it is without adding millions of these tiny cups?

0points

Kaisu Rei 5 years ago

No offence but I don't think jelly cups for beetles is the biggest culprit in polluting the world with plastic

3points

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Hằng Nguyễn 5 years ago

i eat that all the timeeeeeee .......

0points

Max L. 5 years ago

beetle juice wins

0points

Captain Marvel 5 years ago

Beetlejelly Beetlejelly Beetlejelly!

0points

Sonya Jersey 5 years ago

Beetlejellyjuice! lol

0points

Gary M. Climer 5 years ago

Be a lot less trouble than a dog and probably every bit as affectionate as most cats and besides you gotta admit that's a hell of a bug!

0points

Maggie C 5 years ago

This happens in Taiwan too. A craze started in fourth grade.

0points

Nikki D 5 years ago

Keep those far away from me! Yikes.

0points

We'llSee 5 years ago

I would really love to have one of those, I'm just not sure if its a good thing or not.

0points

Evora 5 years ago

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A Dyke From The Dreamworld 5 years ago

The original jelly cup is a kid snack. However, there is a jelly cup snack made specifically for beetles.

9points

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