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[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 132 points 19 hours ago (18 children)

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.

[โ€“] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

uh, slugs are bugs! any non-vertibrate animal is a bug

[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 22 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

uh, slugs are bugs

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

[โ€“] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 11 points 16 hours ago

I suggest "bug" applies exclusively to chitinous invertebrates.

[โ€“] stray@pawb.social 6 points 14 hours ago

I would. I think that just goes to show how informal and unworthy of policing the term is. We even call viruses bugs a lot of the time.

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