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Boxelder bugs are relentless lil critters (thelemmy.club)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Blackfeathr@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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Just made this meme to express my frustration at Boxelder bugs. No matter how many times I carry them out they find a way back in my house in Spring and Fall.

Note because I guess some folks need it: I don't kill them, I pick them up and put them back outside!

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[-] TheSaltyArdvark@feddit.online -5 points 3 days ago

They are the same bug!

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No they're not lol

https://extension.umd.edu/resource/kissing-bugs/

The boxelder bug (Boisea trivittata) is often mistaken for a kissing bug due to its red and black coloration. However, while the kissing bug has six red-orange stripes along the side of its abdomen, the boxelder bug has red along the edges of the front wings.

[-] TheSaltyArdvark@feddit.online -4 points 2 days ago

That seems like horse shit

[-] MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Speaking of horses, did you know that house flies and horse flies can look almost identical, but are different species?

The possum is not the same species as the opossum. A rabbit and a hare are different species. A buzzard and vulture are different species.

It's all about DNA. If two bugs (or any organism) can mate and produce viable, fertile offspring - that's a species. If they can't, then they are different species.