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minus-squareNeelixBiederman [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months ago“bug” is a technical definition, surprisingly
minus-squareYoiksAndAway@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIn my experience academics will often refer to hemiptera as “true bugs”, and not get too didactic about it other than that.
minus-squareAmnesigenic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNot really fair to blame academics for common misuse of a term from their respective field, they’re all vastly outnumbered and people can be extremely stubborn when being corrected on terminology
“bug” is a technical definition, surprisingly
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In my experience academics will often refer to hemiptera as “true bugs”, and not get too didactic about it other than that.
Not really fair to blame academics for common misuse of a term from their respective field, they’re all vastly outnumbered and people can be extremely stubborn when being corrected on terminology