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minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·5 days ago“Bug” is not a technical term, it is a colloquial word used to describe all kinds of different insects, arachnids etc.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoTbpedantic, it’s also a technical term to describe certain species of insects that are not beetles, such as jewel bugs. We often say they are “true bugs” to show we’re not being general about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutelleridae
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoNo the technical term for those are “Hemiptera”, “true bugs” is the colloquial name.
“Bug” is not a technical term, it is a colloquial word used to describe all kinds of different insects, arachnids etc.
Tbpedantic, it’s also a technical term to describe certain species of insects that are not beetles, such as jewel bugs. We often say they are “true bugs” to show we’re not being general about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutelleridae
No the technical term for those are “Hemiptera”, “true bugs” is the colloquial name.