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* Blipbug shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Grubbin}}. They are both known as the Larva Pokémon. | * Blipbug shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Grubbin}}. They are both known as the Larva Pokémon. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Blipbug may be based on a {{wp|Coccinellidae|ladybird}} larva. Some details—namely the glasses-like eyes and bowtie-like neck feelers—may echo the image of a stereotypical "{{wp|Nerd#Nerd stereotype|nerd}}". | Blipbug may be based on a {{wp|Coccinellidae|ladybird}} larva. Some details—namely the glasses-like eyes and bowtie-like neck feelers—may echo the image of a stereotypical "{{wp|Nerd#Nerd stereotype|nerd}}". Together, they may imply a "bookworm", a word that can mean someone obsessed with books (such as a 'nerd'), or an insect that burrows into the pages of books. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||