The Butt Bug appeared in 2011 TV series called Toriko. The Butt Bug (おしり虫 Oshiri Mushi) is a type of bagworm whose most notable feature is the fact that its posterior resembles a butt, hence the name.
Butt Bugs are bagworms that are quite large compared to smaller insects, however they still only stand at a mere 60 centimeters in height. A Butt Bug has a pink baggy and segmented body with a large round head with a cute cat-like mouth, big black eyes, two long and skinny antennas, and a pair of five skinny legs on each side of its body. As stated many times, its butt is its most notable and prominent feature, being large, round and bubbly, and protruding upwards from the rear of its back. Its butt truly is a disturbing but peculiar sight to behold.
Butt Bugs are harmless and cowardly creatures who would prefer to run from predators than fight or defend themselves. Because of this harmless disposition, human interaction with them is perfectly safe and they can even be kept as pets. Butt Bugs mainly make their homes in dark and damp places so caves and old castles would be an adequate location for this little guy.
Because of its peculiar posterior, there are few who will eat it, and those who do tend to be pretty bizarre in their culinary tastes. This bug appears to be a favored dish of Bei of the Gourmet Corp., but Sous Chef Starjun refers to Bei's taste as poor so it is likely that the Butt Bug does not taste all that great.
Speaking of bizarre, there is also a subculture of butt-fetishists who apparently like to own these things as pets. With the Buttbug's harmless disposition, they are quite easy to keep. A pet Butt Bug can be sold for about 20,000 yen.
In the Gourmet Corp. 6th Branch, a Butt Bug is pursued by Bei who desired to eat its butt after having lost to Toriko in the Gourmet Coliseum. The bug manages to outrun Bei for quite a bit. Upon catching it, Bei licks the bug's butt, much to its horror. It is quickly put out of its misery when Sous Chef Starjun instantly barbecues it.
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Butt Bugs are weak creatures incapable of doing anything really, as such their only method of survival is to run. They are quite agile and can run quite fast and leap out of the grasp of others if they are about to be caught. One even managed to outwit Bei, a member of the notorious Gourmet Corp., although he was quite weak in comparison to the organization's standard staff.