Insect Studies
In the last half of the book, Hearn presents collected Chinese/Japanese superstitions and his own personal thoughts on various members of the insect world.
- Butterflies: Personification of the human soul.
- Mosquitoes: Karmic reincarnation of jealous or greedy people in the form of Jiki-ketsu-gaki or "blood-drinking pretas".
- Ants: Mankind's superior in terms of chastity, ethics, social structure, longevity and evolution.
Read more about this topic: Kwaidan: Stories And Studies Of Strange Things
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