• smh@slrpnk.netEnglish
          3·
          8 天前

          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·
            8 天前

            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
        101·
        9 天前

        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·
          9 天前

          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