The Bug Bible

It all comes down to bugs.

Did you know that the word 'bug' didn't mean insect until the 1600s? Before that, the word bug or 'bugge' meant something that was frightening or terrifying.

In 1535, a bible was even produced where Psalm 91 is written: Thou shall not nede to be afrayed for eny bugges by night. Usually, translations have it as 'terror by night.' It's where we get the term night terrors.

If you go back farther, you can even connect the word 'bug' to 'bogey' and the bogey-man. In Welsh, the word bwg meant a ghost or goblin, while it's root bwgwl meant 'threat' or 'fear,' often meaning a supernatural being.

Mouser said I shouldn't have made this blog. He thinks it's a waste of time. But I think the more people know about what's happening, the better. Because we're fighting a losing battle, waging a war against an enemy that is everywhere.

The Bug Bible said that we shouldn't be afraid of bugs by night, but we are. That's why we named them 'bugs' - we named them after terrors and goblins and even the bogeyman. But the noises you hear at night, under your bed, in your closet, all have a reasonable explanation.

It all comes down to bugs.