"A spider is not a good insect"

Translation: Buibui si mdudu mzuri

[PetterNord]

True; they're not insects at all. But I think they're lovely. Would "buibui" mean strictly "insect" or also other small arthropods?

[AGreatUserName]

A whale is also not a good insect ;-)

[Azaliah576518]

HAHAHA!

[likes2hike]

Assuming you misspoke and meant to ask if "mdudu" means strictly "insect" ("buibui" means spider):

According to the Swahili Wikipedia, "mdudu" is indeed used for just about any small arthropod, at least colloquially. To make a distinction when referring to "true" insects, you can literally say "wadudu wa kweli."

https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mdudu

https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadudu

[Wowza42]

So it's more like "bug" in English?

[Katie105911]

It is

[Hunter841561]

Why are they hating on spiders???

[Els288789]

Spiders are very useful in nature, wo what is not good about it

[Azaliah576518]

I, too, am firmly in the pro-spider camp. As long as they remain outside of my home, we're just fine. I love the generational orb-weaver that lives outside my kitchen window. I gladly clean up all of the dead mosquitoes, flies, and other creatures she eats!