Technicalities

We say bugs and insects

as if they're synonymous,

one and the same in the

sense that they bother us,

each at some intersection;

...meanwhile scientifically

all bugs maybe insects &

not all suspected insects

are bugs specifically....

though body segmented,

crawlies like spiders are

neither, bug nor insect,

as 8-legged Arachnids;

nor are Anilids such as

worms "bugs," no more

so, then slugs, who are

single-lunged mollusks,

nor multileg arthropods

like the long centipede;

All insects and bugs

have 6 legs and stiff

exoskeleton-covered

segmented-bodies...

& then it gets shady,

as it's said that all the

insects have no more

than three parts total,

two antennas & two

compounded eyes;

while bug bods are

multisegmented with

straw mouth suckers:

Butterflies, bees, and

beetles are insects...

while fleas, flies and

mosquitos are bugs.

But most notably it's

underscored, bugs don't

undergo Metamorphosis

except in our phobias,

nightmares & fears...

06.10.2023

Bugs & Insects challenge @Last