Bug

Bug may refer to:

Biology

• Formally, an insect of the order Hemiptera, also known as the "true bugs"
• Informally, a land invertebrate, including individuals or species of
  • Arthropod—except aquatic crustaceans and xiphosura—including
    • Insect
    • Myriapod
    • Woodlouse
    • Terrestrial crab
• A pathogen, any microorganism that causes illness
• Bug (dog breed), a cross between a pug and a Boston terrier
• One of several species of slipper lobster, such as
  • Balmain bug
  • Moreton Bay bug
• The Dudley Bug, a trilobite

Locations

• Bug (Rügen) in Germany
• Bug, Iran, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
• Bug River, in Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus
• Southern Bug River, in Ukraine
• Bug, Kentucky

Technology

• Covert listening device, or bug, commonly used in espionage and in police investigations
• Nickname for various models of the Volkswagen Beetle automobile
• Software bug or hardware bug (defect)
• Web bug, a tracking object embedded in a web page or e-mail
• Sandlin Bug, a glider (sailplane) design
• A mechanical, semi-automatic Morse key of a design originally patented by Vibroplex

People

• Bug Hall (born 1985), American actor, acting teacher and musician
• Bug Holliday (1867–1910), baseball player

Art and media

Characters

• Bug (comics), a character in the Marvel comic book series The Micronauts
• Bug (Starship Troopers), a fictional alien race from the novel and film Starship Troopers
• Bobby "Bug" Guthrie, a character in the TV series Life Unexpected

In films and television

• Bug (1975 film), directed by Jeannot Szwarc
• Bug (2002 film), a comedy-drama about a chain of events begun by a boy squashing a bug
• Bug (2006 film), an adaptation of the Tracy Letts play, directed by William Friedkin
• "Bug" (Breaking Bad), a 2011 television episode

In gaming

• Bug (poker), a restricted wild card
• Bug!, a 1995 video game
• A holdout device used for cheating in gambling

In literature and publications

• BUG (magazine), a Croatian magazine
• Bug (play), by Tracy Letts

In music

• Bug (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film
• Bug (Dave Davies album)
• Bug (Dinosaur Jr. album)
• "Bug", a song by Phish from their 2000 album Farmhouse
• "Bug", a song by Feeder, from their album Echo Park
• "Bug", a song by Lower Than Atlantis from World Record
• "The Bug", a 1993 song by Dire Straits
• The Bug, a recording alias for UK musician Kevin Martin

Acronyms

• BUG Bicycle User Group, a group set up to promote cycling issues
• BUG Brooklyn Union Gas, now known as KeySpan Corporation

Other uses

• Bug AS, a full service production company based in Norway
• A digital on-screen graphic of a broadcaster's logo
• A union label
• Buginese language, ISO 639 code "bug"

See also

• Bugg (disambiguation)
• Bugged (disambiguation)
• Bugs (disambiguation)