If you’ve ever watched an inch worm ( Geometridae Moth ) move, they grasp with their front legs and pull their rear legs up. They then stretch out for another grab. The action looks as though the critter is measuring the space it travels. The name is not really from the size of the animal but from the way it moves. Your welcome and I’ll reset my glasses on my nose and move on.
Common mistake to add significant figures to erroneously make a measurement seem more precise. You cannot take a measurement, presumably precise to the 1/10th of an inch, i.e. two significant figures, and report it in another measurement system to three significant figures.
While an inch is 2.54 centimeters, by definition, a worm is as long as a worm. :)
Well, the name. refers to the movement of the critter, as though it’s measuring something (as seen in the jar). Regionally known as a measuring-worm and span-worm (and UK, looper). N
Ratkin Premium Member 5 days ago
0.02 cm short of an inch.
Beatlesfan 5 days ago
Yep he’s right about that…that little fella is 0.02 cm shy of being an inch worm. Hey wait a minute, does Monty live in Canada?
Jayalexander 5 days ago
The more the merrier in a metric sense.
monya_43 5 days ago
Close enough to an inch for non-scientific purposes.
Serial Pedant 5 days ago
Monty didn’t qualify for Canadian citizenship-he couldn’t pronounce ‘eh’.
ChessPirate 5 days ago
Round up, E. B.
oldchas 5 days ago
If you’ve ever watched an inch worm ( Geometridae Moth ) move, they grasp with their front legs and pull their rear legs up. They then stretch out for another grab. The action looks as though the critter is measuring the space it travels. The name is not really from the size of the animal but from the way it moves. Your welcome and I’ll reset my glasses on my nose and move on.
mrsdonaldson 5 days ago
I immediately started singing the inchworm song from the movie, Hans Christian Andersen, starring Danny Kaye. I think that’s my favorite movie of his.
GKBOWOOD Premium Member 5 days ago
Better poke holes in the lid ASAP and get some fresh leaves…
bobbyferrel 5 days ago
Mom used to tell me if there was an inchworm crawling on me I was destined to get some new clothes.
walstib Premium Member 5 days ago
Reminds me of one of my early guitar lessons when I was taught to play the Mills Brothers’ “Glow Worm”. Haven’t played that for 40 years.
mistercatworks 5 days ago
Common mistake to add significant figures to erroneously make a measurement seem more precise. You cannot take a measurement, presumably precise to the 1/10th of an inch, i.e. two significant figures, and report it in another measurement system to three significant figures.
While an inch is 2.54 centimeters, by definition, a worm is as long as a worm. :)
Frank Burns Eats Worms 5 days ago
Well, that didn’t take long.
Impkins Premium Member 5 days ago
Looks like a fine garnish for a sandwich to me. Monty, you butthead. :)
gliderrider 5 days ago
oh wow, this might be EB’s 1st cocoon & moth!
AndrewSihler 5 days ago
Well, the name. refers to the movement of the critter, as though it’s measuring something (as seen in the jar). Regionally known as a measuring-worm and span-worm (and UK, looper). N
Kevin Parker Premium Member 4 days ago
I came to the comments just to see if there was someone as pedantic as me.