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BrazzVuvuzela
1649 days ago
If you're speaking colloquially, earthworms are bugs but they aren't insects. If you're being pedantic, houseflies are insects but they aren't bugs.
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ironmagma
1649 days ago
I've also heard lobsters described as bugs, since they are crustaceans similar to woodlice.
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BrazzVuvuzela
1649 days ago
It's probably easier to list the invertebrates that aren't commonly called bugs than those that are. Squid, octopus and jellyfish get a pass. The immobile ones like corals and sponges as well, but I think that's about it.
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