so the word bug is actually a FORMAL noun; bug or true bug is the common name for Hemiptera, which is an order of arthropods. translation: bugs are a specific group of specific insects and people tend to use it to refer to ALL insects. it does NOT include butterflies, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, wood lice (or roly-polies) (or isopods), moths, grasshoppers, spiders, scorpions, crickets, mantis... » Continue Reading
nudibranchs are actually hermaphrodites ; meaning they have both male and female reproductive organs. they can't mate with themselves because that's arguably worse than 1ncest in terms of decrease in biodiversity and genetic risks, so both partners exchange sperm cells during mating and both end up pregnant. i wish i was a nudibranch they're so lit :3 » Continue Reading
i did a lot of reading about griffinflies for a joke powerpoint my 3-person biology class did last term, and i ended up reading a lot about dragonflies as a result as well (duh). did you know that dragonflies have the VERRY unique ability to flap each of their » Continue Reading
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