Short thread on some Irish names for insects

The ladybird has a number of unusual Irish names including & #39;Bóín Dé& #39; or & #39;God& #39;s Little Cow& #39;, & #39;Bóín Samhraidh& #39;, or & #39;Little Cow of the Summer& #39; and & #39;Cearc Mhuire& #39; which is the & #39;(Virgin) Mary& #39;s Hen& #39;.

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An old Irish name for the Spider is ‘Aer Snìthid’, which translates as & #39;Air Spinner& #39;. http://dil.ie/search?q=Aer&search_in=headword…">https://dil.ie/search...

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The horsefly/cleg can give a nasty bite, which probably explains one of its Irish names & #39;Creabhar& #39; which translates as the & #39;Devil& #39;

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One of the Irish names for a Slug is & #39;Drúchtín& #39; which translates as & #39;Little one of the Dew& #39;

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The Irish name for the House Cricket is & #39;Píobaire Gríosaí& #39; or in English, ‘the Piper of the Embers’, reflecting this insect’s favourite habitat, close to an open-hearth.

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One of the Irish names for an Earwig is ‘Síle an Phíce’ or in English, ‘Sheila of the Fork/Prongs’

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The grasshopper has a number of Irish names including ‘Píobaire Fraoigh’ or ‘Piper of the Heather’ and ‘Pilibín Eitre’ which translates as ‘Little Phillip of the Furrows& #39;.

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