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| From: boxhead® | 13/01/2002 22:51:21 |
| Subject: BUGS | post id: 30087 |
| What is the definition of a bug? To me (and many others I reckon) any insect can be described as a bug. But... is it a technical term at all? | |
| From: Jagman® | 13/01/2002 22:54:51 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30088 |
| I don't know Boxy, would you describe a Bee as a bug, or a wasp? Doesn't seem to fit for me. | |
| From: Boris® | 13/01/2002 22:55:08 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30089 |
A definition http://www.planetscott.com/babes/bugdefinition.htm And a interesting site. ;-) | |
| From: boxhead® | 13/01/2002 23:02:31 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30091 |
| LOL Boris :) They must be hungry BUGgers ;) Any new people around may like to contribute to the Who Are We thread. It's not compulsory, just a bit of fun :) | |
| From: G-wiz | 13/01/2002 23:03:08 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30092 |
| Webster Dictionary online gives a fairly precise definition. "an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate b : any of several insects commonly considered obnoxious: as (1) : BEDBUG (2) : COCKROACH (3) : HEAD LOUSE c : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests -- called also true bug" http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary | |
| From: boxhead® | 13/01/2002 23:05:38 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30093 |
| Hi Jagged, Well I did describe a wasp as a bug today in the what is that thread ;) (link only works while viewing full thread) | |
| From: Jagman® | 13/01/2002 23:07:48 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30094 |
| True, but you had no idea what it was. (I still harbour my suspicions.) | |
| From: boxhead® | 13/01/2002 23:28:25 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30097 |
| Ahh, that looks like it G-wiz, c : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests -- called also true bug A wasp isn't a bug, or an ant? A bug is a weevil sort of thing eh? Do we, the uninformed majority, get up the nose of the true insect experts? :) I mean I call heaps of things bugs, it seems like almost a slang term. | |
| From: leon | 14/01/2002 10:37:09 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30214 |
| We wwere taught bugs are a subgroup of beetles that get food with sap sucking mouth parts regular beetles are chewers. Wasnt it one of C Darwins mates who thought god was inordinatly fond of beetles? as he made so many of them. Leon | |
| From: alecos® | 14/01/2002 16:15:13 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30278 |
| Mr Boxhead, sir mate, Bugs the term used collectively for insects by some people doesn't get up my nose but then i am not an expert. the only reason that i refer to the occurence of this word as used by some people is to help people who are interested in correct nomenclature. i have always agreed that people should do their own thing, even if i disagree with what they do . | |
| From: alecos® | 14/01/2002 16:18:58 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30280 |
| incidentally the word Bug is an american word, was around when i was young, many of the teachers of those times considered it an abhorent americanism. | |
| From: Regnans | 14/01/2002 17:33:45 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30288 |
| I'm with leon on this. This site has a bit more on True Bugs: http://bugbios.com/entophiles/hemiptera/hemi_007.html | |
| From: alecos® | 14/01/2002 20:27:09 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30315 |
| Bugs are a weevil sort of thing. Nope, weevil's have chewing mouthparts. | |
| From: boxhead® | 15/01/2002 18:38:41 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30519 |
| Hi alecos, I'm not worried about being corrected, it's just that it all finally came together. I've picked up bits of jokes about bugs and bugwatch etc and didn't really know what was going on. Do now ;) That's a great site Regnans, into the favorites with that :) Do water boatmen, backswimmers and other aquatics have suckers though? Any new people around may like to contribute to the Who Are We thread. It's not compulsory, just a bit of fun :) | |
| From: alecos® | 15/01/2002 21:55:13 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 30624 |
| if they belong to Hemiiptera they do. and they do have sucking tubes, | |
| From: rexy | 11/03/2002 17:59:35 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 44057 |
| What type of metamorphosis does the oder hemiptera have? | |
| From: alecos® | 11/03/2002 18:27:42 |
| Subject: re: BUGS | post id: 44069 |
| rex,hi , the order HEMIIPTERA have an incomplete metamorphosis, eg, when the eggs hatch the tiny bugs emerge and then go through a series of moults until they become adults, | |
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