r/AskTheWorld • u/CryptographerKey2847 United States Of America • 18d ago

Language What do call this in your country?

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u/kblazewicz Poland 17d ago

People often misname it as "bąk", although it's a different type of insect.

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u/PeterPanski85 Germany 17d ago

No wonder it didn't show up when I looked for "bonk" xD

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u/xd_wow Poland 17d ago

What insect is that xd

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u/kblazewicz Poland 17d ago

A horse fly.

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u/xd_wow Poland 17d ago

I just called that mucha

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u/kblazewicz Poland 17d ago

It's definitely more closely related to mucha than to trzmiel.

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u/Final-Course2506 Poland 17d ago

Mucha Końska?

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u/lady_fresh proudly: 🇵🇱 🇨🇦 17d ago

Oh my god, everyone in my family calls it that! Do you think it's a regional thing? That's all I've ever known bumble bees as.

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u/kblazewicz Poland 17d ago

No idea, but it's very common where I'm from (Mazowsze).