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of some sort." In this case the haphazard ver- 
dict happens to be the literal truth, though the 
speaker little suspects how closely he has discrim- 
inated. But his present skill is easily accounted 
for when we remember that only yesterday he 
had a great deal to say about "June-bugs" and 
"lightning-bugs." He will tell you all about 
" lady - bugs," too, and "rose -bugs," and "horn- 
bugs," and "pinch-bugs" and has he not often 
given his strong opinion on "potato-bugs"? not 
one of which insects is in the least entitled to 
the name of " bug." Only this very morning he 
asked me if I was " as fond of goin' buggin' as I 
used to be." But to the granger laity the ento- 
mologist is always a "bug- hunter," even though 
no single species of a bug is to be found in his 
entire insect cabinet. 
What, then, is a bug, and why is the discrimina- 
tion of " bugs of some sort " so truly applicable to 
this brood with the snowy wool which grows 
upon the alder twigs ? 
The term "bug" has almost become a popular 
synonym for " insect." All bugs are insects, 'tis 
true, but it by no means follows that all insects 
are bugs. The " squash-bug " is almost the only 
insect that is known by its true title in the popu- 
lar vocabulary, for this disgusting insect is in 
truth a typical bug. 
But who would ever think of calling the whiz- 
