Ground Beetle

Do you know how to say "ground beetle" in Japanese?

It's "ゴミムシ (gomimushi; means garbage insect)," because we can often see them in garbage pits.

It's a little pitiful name, and is used as a calumny.

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.

For a long time, Japanese entomology researchers have discussed whether "ゴミムシ" should be renamed or not.

ゴミムシ

「Ground Beetle」の日本語名を知っていますか？

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。

ちょっとかわいそうな名前で、悪口としても使われます。

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。

現在日本の昆虫学研究者の間で、改名すべきか議論がなされています。