sorry, phatts, they’re not bugs & not all insects are bugs. bugs are 1 of several classes of insects (flies, beetles, etc). spiders are arthropods (8 legs), not insects.
True bugs are those insects that belong to order hemiptera, which includes things like stink bugs, cinch bugs, assassin bugs, bedbugs, etc. Beetles and flies are not true bugs, belonging to order coleoptera and diptera, respectively. Bugs, beetles, and flies are all insects. Spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions are arachnids. Insects and arachnids are all arthropods, as are millipedes, centipedes, crustaceans, etc.
Phatts almost 11 years ago
… they’re not insects, but they’re still bugs …
feralglance almost 11 years ago
There was a week’s worth of comics wherein he explained that he doesn’t squash spiders. Why would thay be included?
krys723 almost 11 years ago
Wait so if spiders aren’t insects…but their still bugs then what category do they fall under?
lookwhatbobfound almost 11 years ago
sorry, phatts, they’re not bugs & not all insects are bugs. bugs are 1 of several classes of insects (flies, beetles, etc). spiders are arthropods (8 legs), not insects.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 11 years ago
robbarmstrong Premium Member almost 11 years ago
@mabrndt I just smashed my computer!
meg_grif almost 11 years ago
True bugs are those insects that belong to order hemiptera, which includes things like stink bugs, cinch bugs, assassin bugs, bedbugs, etc. Beetles and flies are not true bugs, belonging to order coleoptera and diptera, respectively. Bugs, beetles, and flies are all insects. Spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions are arachnids. Insects and arachnids are all arthropods, as are millipedes, centipedes, crustaceans, etc.
AStarofDestiny almost 11 years ago
Most spiders are so misunderstood….
meg_grif almost 11 years ago
No kidding. That’s why I used the term “true bugs”, to indicate I was speaking technically, not colloquially.
LOWRIDER84 almost 11 years ago
“All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs.”