What are these bugs? *pictures*

[Trapper7]

These little grasshoppers are just babies, I've seen the adults and they're about an inch long, if not longer. What are they called?

 

[Jeztor]

That would be the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea guttata)

 

[Trapper7]

Cool, thanks Jeztor

 

[Jeztor]

No problem, mang.

 

[Trapper7]

What's a mang?

 

[Jeztor]

The internet is your friend! http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mang

 

[Trapper7]

Ok so basically it means man right? I'm a girl.

 

[Jeztor]

I say "what up man" to males and female alike. Don't you?

 

[FarmerDave]

yeah, It's basically southwestern gang slang, from the Mexican gangs like in LA

 

[nepenthes_ak]

whooot im not the only one!! Jlap and I had the same problem when i called him mang...

lol

 

[Jeztor]

yeah, It's basically southwestern gang slang, from the Mexican gangs like in LA

Quite a few internet savvy folks, particuarly gamers, use it quite frequently as well.

 

[PlantAKiss]

Ummm...what is that purple smiley doing to the orange one?

 

[Jeztor]

It's just a friendly little tackle called a "glomp".

Here's another one, sort of like a dogpile. wait for it....wait for it....