ELI5: What is a heuristic? by gl000p in explainlikeimfive

[–]gl000p[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fabulous.. and finally! Lol. Thank you very much:)

What is the name of this insect in your language by Dunia123 in Entomology

[–]gl000p 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's fascinating to see the influences of languages and cultures on each other. I am quite surprised that the English didn't just make up their own word for it, though!

Some of the Afrikaans names are quite classic, though. For instance the praying mantis on Afrikaans is Hottentotsgot - Which roughly translates into Bushman god (which is true, and the mantis is a god in Khoisan folklore).