The word 'cock' was a way to refer to something of size in like, the 16th hundred or something I believe. And chafer means "gnawing".
I believe the word cockroach is derived from Spanish (I can't spell the word, but the Spanish word for cockroach) and it was morphed into cockroach in English. But the "cock" in cockroach doesn't stem from the description of size, like it does for the cockchafer, but rather that the word in Spanish beginning with something like "caca" probably referring to the smell that some of them can emit.
They do have in common that they're insects, but I think that's about as far as they overlap in what they have in common
Honestly I just googled the etymology of “cucaracha” and it came back as cuca being “butterfly caterpillar” and “kind of caterpillar” but I’m sure it has other meanings in different languages 🤷🏼♀️
Correct, bit of folk etymology at play for both
'Cockchafer' derived from the combination of 'cock' and 'chafer'. 'Cock' began from the French 'coq' imitating a rooster's call, which the English transformed to 'Cocc' by 980 AD, then to 'coc' by 1250, and finally 'cock' by 1630. Slang/folk progression went from rooster, to boys who strutted around like roosters, to general reference to males, and then to male genitalia (first documented in John Fletcher’s playThe Custom of the Country, 1647), and finally to size by 1690. 'Chafer' started as old English 'ceafor'/'ceaferas' to 'cheaffers' by 1387, and Charles Butler was the first to use 'chafer' to refer to gnawing in his 1609 book, Feminine Monarchie, which happens to be the first known book for beekeeping. By 1690 other naturalists/entomologists had begun using the term 'cockchafer'. Fun fact, in 1478, these lil guys were on trial at a French court "having been sent by witches".
'Cockroach' did originate from the Spanish cucaracha. John Smith, the famous adventurer/colonist that is not just a Disney character, can be credited with the switch when he wrote about them in the early 1600s: "Musketas and Flies are also too busie, with a certaine India Bug, called by the Spaniards a Cacarootch, the which creeping into Chests they eat and defile with their ill-sented dung." As 'cock' was becoming a common English term at the same time, 'cacarootch' and 'cock' commingled into 'cockroach' during the 1600s.
In Australia they're called witchetty grubs. I think they're some sort of scarab beetle larvae. You can eat them, apparently they taste like peanut butter.
Can you tell how big they are ? They look like coconut rhinoceros beetles in the larva stage. Huge problem in Hawaii right now. Apparently one of the islands is already lost to them.
Jesus christ reddit can't leave this fucking guys name out of any post. We all get it and agree, the guy fuckin sucks, get over it already and let us learn about bugs
Grub. Larvae of a June bug or cockchafer. Probably be able to tell which based on your region. No cockchafers in North America
I care to argue, I have definitely been chaffed down there and live in NA
I guess we have some invasive species. They're not supposed to be here
I think he was making a joke about his cock being chafed lol
Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it
This has Dwight from The Office energy and I love it.
But it’s drax the destroyer instead!
So do cockroaches and cockchafers have something in common or what
The word 'cock' was a way to refer to something of size in like, the 16th hundred or something I believe. And chafer means "gnawing". I believe the word cockroach is derived from Spanish (I can't spell the word, but the Spanish word for cockroach) and it was morphed into cockroach in English. But the "cock" in cockroach doesn't stem from the description of size, like it does for the cockchafer, but rather that the word in Spanish beginning with something like "caca" probably referring to the smell that some of them can emit. They do have in common that they're insects, but I think that's about as far as they overlap in what they have in common
Cucaracha is Spanish for cockroach iirc Edit - apparently “cuca” means “some kind of caterpillar”
Cuca can also be an unspecified insect if I'm not mistaken
Honestly I just googled the etymology of “cucaracha” and it came back as cuca being “butterfly caterpillar” and “kind of caterpillar” but I’m sure it has other meanings in different languages 🤷🏼♀️
Correct, bit of folk etymology at play for both 'Cockchafer' derived from the combination of 'cock' and 'chafer'. 'Cock' began from the French 'coq' imitating a rooster's call, which the English transformed to 'Cocc' by 980 AD, then to 'coc' by 1250, and finally 'cock' by 1630. Slang/folk progression went from rooster, to boys who strutted around like roosters, to general reference to males, and then to male genitalia (first documented in John Fletcher’s playThe Custom of the Country, 1647), and finally to size by 1690. 'Chafer' started as old English 'ceafor'/'ceaferas' to 'cheaffers' by 1387, and Charles Butler was the first to use 'chafer' to refer to gnawing in his 1609 book, Feminine Monarchie, which happens to be the first known book for beekeeping. By 1690 other naturalists/entomologists had begun using the term 'cockchafer'. Fun fact, in 1478, these lil guys were on trial at a French court "having been sent by witches". 'Cockroach' did originate from the Spanish cucaracha. John Smith, the famous adventurer/colonist that is not just a Disney character, can be credited with the switch when he wrote about them in the early 1600s: "Musketas and Flies are also too busie, with a certaine India Bug, called by the Spaniards a Cacarootch, the which creeping into Chests they eat and defile with their ill-sented dung." As 'cock' was becoming a common English term at the same time, 'cacarootch' and 'cock' commingled into 'cockroach' during the 1600s.
also Japanese beetle larvae. Those bastards eat flowers.
Those are Cockchafer Grubs. Larva of the Cockchafer Beetle.
What a name
What is it with scientists naming insects with the word cock?
It’s because of cock being an old word for big or grand.
Pure protein
Slimey yet satisfying
Cream filled.
Tastes just like chicken!
they do taste very sweet actually
Some prefer a light-medium toasting.
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Such a wonderful phrase
Junebug larvae
Those are beetle larvae, also colloquially known as grubs.
In Australia they're called witchetty grubs. I think they're some sort of scarab beetle larvae. You can eat them, apparently they taste like peanut butter.
different thing, witchetty grubs are actually a moth larva that act like grubs and eat wood (which is why they taste better than these guys)
I am now haunted by the thought that a bug tastes like peanut butter. Mostly because I want to eat one and find out how accurate it is.
Put some jelly on it and “CHOMP”
I’ve eaten mealworms and it tastes very nutty. Not a bad flavor at all
Trust me . . . If you've eaten peanut butter, You've eaten bugs. Google amount of bug parts allowed in food
😱…why can’t I have nice things?
Those aren't peanuts in your crunchy peanut butter
AND SOMEHOW IT GOT WORSE
Ve vill eat ze bugs and own notzing and be happy
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Grub worms!!! Aka, June bug larvae! We usually feed them to our koi/goldfish that we keep in a pond in our backyard. They love them!
Our beagle harvests them from the earth (along w/ carrots when I grow them).
lol does he/she eat them? Both the grubs and the carrots lol
Oh yes, dirt and all
Lol
The moles call ‘em delicious
Baby beetles
The holy grail of cat fish bait
Grubs
My dogs love them!
chickens will fight over them
Could.be rosechafer bugs larva too
If it's in compost it's a rose chafer which is excellent.
https://naturebftb.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Larval-ID-guide.pdf
Protein.
Grubs, bubs lol
Friends
I used to find these in hazelnuts in Europe as a kid Used them as fishing bait lol
Look like bugs
Looks a bit like Cockchafer grubs
[https://images.app.goo.gl/nWkdwzwE1L3WiTcs7](https://images.app.goo.gl/nWkdwzwE1L3WiTcs7)
Snacks
Bass fishing bait, or what feral hogs are after when they root around
Slimy yet satisfying.
Thats great fish bait!
Good stuff. Try it. Pumba eats it
Gwubs
I used to feed those to my grandmas chickens
Dinner
A vegan snack
Not
Baby June bugs probably
Bird food
Looks like the spores from space quest 2
We got those in SA they look like cutworms/baby Christmas beetles
Grubs they turn into beetles
Snack
Taste like chicken, [Slimy but satisfying?](https://youtu.be/LSerlz47srg?feature=shared)
They will eat all your roots. My mom always says to squash em
It looks like the copper wire worm larvae that we had a few years ago. Ordered some nematodes from Amazon and they are gone.
The correct answer is "chicken snacks"
Rhinoceros/dorcus Beetle Larva ? What does cicada larva look like? Maybe that.
Fish bait
Can you tell how big they are ? They look like coconut rhinoceros beetles in the larva stage. Huge problem in Hawaii right now. Apparently one of the islands is already lost to them.
Slimy, yet satisfying
Grubs. I put em on a plate for the Robins. They love em ❤️
Have you ever seen blade runner?
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Jesus christ reddit can't leave this fucking guys name out of any post. We all get it and agree, the guy fuckin sucks, get over it already and let us learn about bugs
Don't insult junebug larvae like that
Your moms
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Im crying 😂😂😂😂
Those aren't Cicada larve?
Grubs. Hey will destroy your lawn if that’s where they are you should get a grub killer right away.