fossilesqueDec 15

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Show threadZagorathDec 15

Ok but “bug” has multiple meanings, and almost nobody means “hemiptera” when they say it. More commonly, it’s any terrestrial arthropod. Arachnids are bugs. Centipedes are definitely bugs.

Heck, there’s a broader definition that basically includes all arthropods. “Moreton bay bugs” are a popular food this time of year. And they’re a kind of lobster.

Show threadtlekitekiDec 15
uh, slugs are bugs! any non-vertibrate animal is a bug
Show threadZagorathDec 15

uh, slugs are bugs

I’mma be honest, I would not instinctively agree with this.

Show threadagamemnonymous
I suggest “bug” applies exclusively to chitinous invertebrates.
Dec 15 at 4:30pmWeb
Show threadsmhDec 16

I’m trying to square my instinct that

  • snails aren’t bugs (because they’re squishy without the shell) with the feeling that
  • crabs are bugs (because they’d go tap-tap if you tapped on their exoskeleton with a finger) but
  • hermit crabs aren’t bugs if they’re in a shell but are bugs if they’re naked
    • Show threadagamemnonymousDec 16

    Snail shells aren’t chitinous.

    Crab shells are chitinous.

    Hermit crabs are only partly chitinous, and the shells they use are not chitinous.

    Hope that helps