• smh@slrpnk.netEnglish
        3·
        4 个月前

        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
          3·
          4 个月前

          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
      10·
      4 个月前

      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
        2·
        4 个月前

        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