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As river water courses down Mount Hakkai in the Niigata prefecture of Japan, it roils over the dark bluish-green Hakkai stone, or Mushi Gui. Time-produced erosion not only smooths the edges of the rock, but creates irregular holes manifesting a bug-eaten appearance, earning the rock the nickname “Bug-Eaten Rock.” This stone is highly prized by aquascaping enthusiasts as they fashion their mystical, glass-encased underwater dioramas, replete with artistically placed layers of stone, wood and aquatic plants. Japanese aquascape legend Takashi Amano introduced the prized Hakkai stone, w...