• smh@slrpnk.netEnglish
          1·
          12 hours ago

          I’m trying to square my instinct that

          1. snails aren’t bugs (because they’re squishy without the shell) with the feeling that
          2. crabs are bugs (because they’d go tap-tap if you tapped on their exoskeleton with a finger) but
          3. hermit crabs aren’t bugs if they’re in a shell but are bugs if they’re naked
          • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            9 hours ago

            Snail shells aren’t chitinous.

            Crab shells are chitinous.

            Hermit crabs are only partly chitinous, and the shells they use are not chitinous.

            Hope that helps

      • stray@pawb.socialEnglish
        8·
        1 day ago

        I would. I think that just goes to show how informal and unworthy of policing the term is. We even call viruses bugs a lot of the time.

        • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          yeah, i would say “a bug is something that annoys you” so a virus could maybe be perceived as a bug as well, though i also would like to point out that “annoy” does not mean “i don’t like it”. it’s like doing sports, it can be painful but also very fun