Ground Beetle
Do you know how to say “ground beetle” in Japanese?
ゴミムシ
It’s “ゴミムシ (gomimushi; means garbage insect),” because we can often see them in garbage pits.
「Ground Beetle」の日本語名を知っていますか？
It’s a little pitiful name, and is used as a calumny.
ゴミ溜めで見かけることが多いことに由来して、「ゴミムシ」と呼ばれます。
In particular, “メクラチビゴミムシ(mekura-chibi-gomimushi; means sightness dumpling garbage insect),” which is a kind of ground beetle, is awful name.
ちょっとかわいそうな名前で、悪口としても使われます。
For a long time, Japanese entomology researchers have discussed whether “ゴミムシ” should be renamed or not.
特にゴミムシの中の「メクラチビゴミムシ」はひどい名前だと思います。
