Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Spiders, insects, ticks, and all other creepy crawlies are bugs.


We use the term bug to describe just about any creeping, crawling invertebrate we encounter. In the true entomological sense, a bug is something quite specific – a member of the order Hemiptera. Cicadas, aphids, hoppers, and stink bugs are all bugs. Spiders, ticks, beetles, and flies are not.

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