Kay eye ess ess eye en geee. No not really. Hiding from predators for the night. Tomorrow morning they will continue devouring my tree.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
    5·
    2 days ago

    Is it common to call caterpillars “worms” in English speaking countries?

    I have to admit “caterpillar” is a mouthful, many languages have much shorter words for that.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      24 hours ago

      In America, if it has loads of legs, and preferably fuzzy, it’s a caterpillar. There may be exceptions, can’t think of one in any region.

    • johsny@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      41·
      2 days ago

      This is not an english speaking country (primarily) so most people use the word “wurm” for both worms and caterpillars. Though technically you are correct, a caterpillar is a “ruspe”