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minus-squareNeelixBiederman [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months ago“bug” is a technical definition, surprisingly
minus-squareYoiksAndAway@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIn my experience academics will often refer to hemiptera as “true bugs”, and not get too didactic about it other than that.
minus-squareAmnesigenic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNot really fair to blame academics for common misuse of a term from their respective field, they’re all vastly outnumbered and people can be extremely stubborn when being corrected on terminology
minus-squareBob_Odenkirk [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoNah bugs are any little land creepy crawly, maybe an even slugs and snails.
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“bug” is a technical definition, surprisingly
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In my experience academics will often refer to hemiptera as “true bugs”, and not get too didactic about it other than that.
Not really fair to blame academics for common misuse of a term from their respective field, they’re all vastly outnumbered and people can be extremely stubborn when being corrected on terminology
Nah bugs are any little land creepy crawly, maybe an even slugs and snails.