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Are caterpillars considered bugs?

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If we want to get technical, a beetle, a grasshopper, a dragon fly, a wasp and a louse are not a bug. read more

Bugs in a scientific sense refer to the order Hemiptera. Caterpillars, on the other hand, are the “babies” of butterflies, which belong in order Lepidoptera. Both bugs and caterpillars are considered to be insects though. read more

A family of strange caterpillars. After doing a little bit of research I found that they are considered insects. read more

Caterpillars / ˈ k æ t ər ˌ p ɪ l ər / are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary and the larvae of sawflies commonly are called caterpillars as well. read more

I was watching are you smarter than a fifth grader and I was getting all the questions right untill it got to this one: True or False, caterpillars are insects. read more

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