Insect Fair

In cockroach-infested Tokyo, a trip out to the nether reaches of town to watch 10,000 assorted insects creep and crawl around glass tanks may not be everyone's cup of ocha. One group of punters it's sure to pull in, though, are those young males with squeamish girlfriends who delight in being a strong shoulder to squirm on when one of the 2,000 species on display starts to show a bit too much leg. The highlight of the exhibition is a full-scale 70cm replica of a prehistoric dragonfly; You wouldn't want that in your soup.

Whithaven Beach, Australia