2007-12-25 08:50:40 · 6 answers · asked by Lindsay M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The term "bug" is correctly used only for one order of insects, the Hemiptera, or true bugs (also called Heteroptera by some authorities). This order includes bedbugs, stinkbugs, assassin bugs and several others.
"Bugs" is also used colloquially for any unidentified insect, but it's better, if you know what is it, to call it by its name.
Lightning "bugs" and Ladybugs are not true bugs. Both are actually species of beetles.
Spiders are not even insects, so they are definitely NOT bugs.
2007-12-25 09:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by MVB 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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What's the difference between insects and bugs? And are spiders bugs or insects?
2015-08-19 16:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bug is a general term usually associated with a plethora of inevertebrates. Insects are group that reside within the category of invertebrates classification. Having 6 legs and 3 distinct body parts: Head; Thorax, Abdomen. In general people refer to: ants. spiders, beetles, wasps, bees, flys as bugs... others even extend this to cover slugs, worms, snails etc (although less commonly). In other terms Insect is a scientifcally defined classification, bug is undefined generalisation of small "insect-like" creatures.
2016-03-19 01:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spiders are arachnids not insects and bug is used as a term for small creepy insects
2007-12-26 18:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by Love of Nature 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To add to Cynthia's great answer, 'bug' is a generic term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate, or even bacteria. It is a handy catch-all, but not a correct scientific term.
2007-12-25 08:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by charlesk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Bug" is a generic term used by Americans for all small creepy things, often unidentified. Other English speaking countries don't use the word as widely. What are called "ladybirds" in the UK, Australia and New Zealand are called "ladybugs" in the USA. There are some species that have "bug" in the title and we use the term there but it isn't a general term for insects.
2007-12-25 09:58:27 · answer #6 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
insects are classified as having six legs:
arthropods, odonata, hemiptra...etc
spiders have eight legs and are classified as arachnids
they are not insects
both insects and spiders are bugs
2007-12-25 08:55:51 · answer #7 · answered by Cynthia M 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
insects are six legged creatures and spiders are arachaiaids (spelling?) and they have 8 legs and scorpions are also in the arachiad family.
2007-12-27 11:25:47 · answer #8 · answered by getjigywithit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋