Remember the cockroach in Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out? Or the tiny beetle in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? Insects often symbolize the persistence of small life in a big world.
In Japanese culture, the mushi (insect) appears in poetry as a symbol of fleeting moments. A tiny black bug darting away is like a haiku—brief, uninvited, but strangely meaningful.
Even in the Instagram age, a photo of a silverfish on your wall can spark a lively group chat debate: “Burn the house down?” vs. “It’s just a little buddy.” (Team Buddy is valid.)
