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Shrimp are crustaceans, not bugs (not insects). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean
by eatonphil 4y ago
Shrimp are crustaceans, not bugs (not insects).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean
- jgwil2 4y ago"Bug" commonly refers to terrestrial arthropods in general (e.g. spiders, centipedes, and other non-insects) and can sometimes even extend to earthworms and other small invertebrates. It is not a synonym for insect. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bug https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bug
- tastyfreeze 4y agoCrustaceans fill a similar niche in marine environments to insects on land. It is common to call crustaceans sea bugs in jest. We don't need to always be taxanomically correct. Have some fun with your words.