asunaspersonalasst,
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Anyone wanna hook me up with their weapons dealer that could hook me up with a smol piece, so in case these science fucks up and starts an apocalypse they won’t be able to get to me alive?

LaunchesKayaks,
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No thank you

Kodemystic,
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I saw this movie

TIEPilot,

And the T-virus will be here in 3… 2… 1…

Gomez,

One thing is for certain, there is no stopping them. The worms will soon be here.

And I for one welcome our new insect overlords.

I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

Necronomicommunist,

You think worms are insects?

Aremel,

I always thought they were. If not insects, what are they?

the_kalash,

The word “worm” is a bit like “fish” in that it doesn’t actually refere to any specific group of animals, but a many different groups of animals that look alike. It doesn’t have defined taxonomic meaning.

But there are some insects that are called worms colloquially, like mealworms.

Rufio,

I thought all insects have 6 legs, 2 antenna, and an exoskeleton, therefore worms like mealworms aren’t insects either.

the_kalash,

Yes, the mealworm is the larval stage of the Darkling beetles.

Rufio,

Interesting, thanks for the fun fact! My kid is absolutely obsessed with learning all things about animals so I’m keeping stuff like this on deck for when he’s a little bit older and can understand. I’ve learned more about animals in the last year watching videos with him than all through school, which is equal parts sad and awesome.

ZoopZeZoop,
Mr_Dr_Oink,

I always thought of them as molluscs

Til

the_kalash,

Also correct, for example roundworms are molluscs.

Mr_Dr_Oink,

Cool! Also learned from another comment that the word “worm” is like “fish” in that it describes a variety of creatures that all look similar but are from different groups of animals.

Til even more

Aremel,

Very interesting. Thanks for the link!

ZoopZeZoop,

You betcha! Taxonomy is awesome!

xyzinferno,
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A quick way to tell if something is an insect is if it has a head, a thorax, an abdomen, exactly 6 legs, and antennae

The 6 legs is usually the biggest giveaway, discounts millipedes, centipedes, worms, spiders, etc. from being insects

Mr_Pap_Shmear,

TIL I’m an insect

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