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It's also more moth than reality. Moths are, technically [0], not bugs. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera

• direwolf20 8mo ago
  I don't think there's a precise scientific definition of "bug"
  • peaseagee 8mo ago
    Yes and no. There's a group called "true bugs" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera as linked above). "Bug" in the common sense doesn't have a precise definition (small arthropod that may or may not be a pest to humans is about as precise as I feel I can get), but there _is_ a scientific definition of "true bug".
    • eloisant 8mo ago
      So moths are not bugs because they're "true bugs"? How does it make sense?
      • ktm5j 8mo ago
        Apparently they're not "true bugs", the comment you replied to isn't claiming that they are.
• rkomorn 8mo ago
  This is the kind of response I appreciate. Thank you!