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feral naming (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

hey Smooth Randy

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

This is a weird question but everyone else could smell these, right? Like a weird bitter, musty smell. That post about people smelling ants a while back made me wonder what other bugs not all people smell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn't ring a bell. Earwigs have a distinct smell, though.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago

It's a Roly Poly btw.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Forbidden boba

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Norwegian, a loved one goes by many names..

Melkedyr: Milk bugs

Benkebitere: Bench biters

Kaffetroll: Coffee trolls

Munkebiller: Monk beetles

Kaffelus: Coffee lice

Munkelus: Monk lice

Moldokser: Mold oxen

Kaffedyr: Coffee bugs

Tusselus: Goblin lice

Paddelus: Toad lice

Potetroll: Potato trolls

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice-o-pod

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Probably the cutest insect, and they do us no harm. Unshocking they have a collection of amusing names.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Apparently, they're not actually insects, but rather crustaceans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Their family name is Armadillidae (arm-a-dill-a-dee) which also just sounds silly

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

Armadillidae

Not to be confused with Armadillidiidae.

🙃

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Aww, tiny armadillos!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It does have a hard back

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What's with all these weird names for a pill bug.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is the first time I've heard anyone call them anything other than a woodlouse

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I only ever called them woodlouses when I learned that name as a teenager because everyone here always called them "roly-polies" or "potato bugs."

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

You must be referring to the Woodlouse Hunter which hunts... *checks notes ...Granny Grunters.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

It's called a roly-poly and I will tolerate no disagreement, good day to you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Roly-poly is correct, but I'll also accept potato bug.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Potato bugs are Jerusalem crickets no?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll accept carpet shrimp.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

aww

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They roly and they poly. No better names exist.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

I would've been with you until I saw Grumper Pig.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

nuh-uh

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting. Where I live this is what we call a potato bug

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

We had those where I grew up to, our chickens would go absolutely bonkers when we would feed them one. One of them actually learned to come to me when I called because she knew it meant delicious bugs

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