true bug

noun

: bug entry 1 sense 1c

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Some of these groups (like flies) exclusively use asynchronous flight, while others, like the true bugs, have switched back and forth many times in their evolutionary history. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023 These ultrafast wingbeats are present in at least four major insect groups, including mosquitos, bees, beetles, and true bugs or hemipterans. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023 In fact, ladybugs are not even true bugs at all—which is why some experts call them lady beetles instead. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023 Belonging to the true bug group, insects like these pierce leaf cells with a strawlike mouthpart, inject an enzyme to break down tissues, and suck up the resulting slurry of cell contents. —

Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2023 The Belostoman Bug, however, is a true bug. —

Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2021 Other species of true bugs include stink bugs, cicadas, aphids and leafhoppers. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2019 Biologists classify true bugs because of differences in their mouth structure. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2019 Minute pirate bugs and their close cousin, insidious flower bugs, belong to the group of bugs known as true bugs, which include bed bugs, squash bugs and stink bugs. —

Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2017