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Not all arthropods are true ‘bugs’

A lot of people lump all creepy-crawly creatures under the umbrella term “bug.” That’s true whether we’re talking about roaches, spiders, centipedes or millipedes.  “Bug” really is a useful, colloquial shorthand for various arthropods (after all, it’s in the name Slug-A-Bug). But just what are arthropods and how do we distinguish between their various classes? […]

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