Insects

Akawuka

Insect / Bug

Ensiri

Mosquito

Ekiwojjolo

Butterfly

Kisukko

Moth

Enjuki

Bee

Nnabbubi

Spider

Enswa

Termite / White ant

Enkuyege

Termite (wood eating small ones)

Enkuyege

Termite (wood eating/destructive)

Nsenene

Grasshopper

Ezzike

Wasp (Ennumba)

Ekiyenje

Cockroach

Ejjuba

Fly / Housefly (Ensowera)

Kivu / Kibu

Tsetse fly

Ekinyoro

Bedbug / Tick (Nkukunyi)

Empukanyi

Tick (animal parasite)

Kisasiro

Dung beetle (Ekurunkanya kisaambi)

Ggongolo

Millipede

Kaminyunyu / Ekkongoliro

Centipede

Enjoka

Worm (Earthworm is Olusota lw'ettaka)

Envunza

Jigger / Chigoe flea

Ennaku

Ant (General - Ensanafu/Kinywa)

Empazi

Red ants (Biting ants)

Obusimu

Tiny sugar ants

Mpaka

Queen ant / Termite queen (Namunigina)

Kiswa

Anthill / Termite mound

Engongolo / Engolo

Termite holes/tunnels

Ekisu ky'enjuki

Beehive

Entuuyo

Worker bees/ants (General workers)

Bisaanyi

Caterpillars (Armyworms)

Enkooto

Cocoon / Pupa

Essajja

Male insect/Drone

Okulumwa

To be bitten / stung

Okuwunga

To buzz / fly around

Ekiku

Bedbug / smelly bug

Ekitimba

Spider web

Kasera

Weevil / Grain borer

Bumira

Swarm (of insects)

Enzige

Locust

Kamunye

Firefly / Lightning bug

Kikere

Frog

Ggunju

Toad

Musota

Snake

Goonya

Crocodile (Large reptile context)

Kwewunya

Lizard (Munya)

Balaangira

Chameleon (Nawolovu)

Ttimba

Python

Salambwa

Puff adder (venomous snake)

Nkato

Snail (Kkovu)

Luwi

Slug (Ekyenvu/Kkovu eritalina kisonko)

Musiringanyi

Earthworm

Kawundo

Bat (Categorized small/flying here)

Nkima

Monkey (Small animal context)

Mpuku

Squirrel (Kayanja)

Kamese

Shrew / Small field mouse

Munyo

Gecko

Nsiigo

Tick (animal)

Lusisi

Leech (Ekinyunyuzi)

Luwowo

Mantis (Praying Mantis - Nnamunigina wa katonda)

Bunyonyi

Small birds / Fledglings

Amatu

Antennae / Feelers

Ekiwawa

Wing (of an insect)

Amagulu amangi

Many legs (centipede trait)

Ekiwasa

Stinger (of a bee/wasp)

Obutwa

Venom / Toxin

Ekitimba

Web (Spider's)

Kisu

Nest (for mice/birds/wasps)

Luwunzi

Burrow / Hole in ground

Kiswa

Mound (Termite hill)

Kiyengo

Pupa case / Chrysalis

Kunywa musaayi

Blood-sucking (action)

Kukyusakyusa

To camouflage / Change color

Kwongerako

To swarm / Gather heavily

Kuvuuza

To buzz (fly sound)

Kwekunga

To hide in dark places

Amagi

Eggs (insect eggs - sometimes 'Buwuka')

Bisa

Larvae / Maggots (Envunyu)

Mugongo mkuba

Carapace / Hard outer shell (Beetle)

Bbugumu

Glow / Bioluminescence (Firefly)

Kwabulwamu

Molting / Shedding skin

Kwata mpolampola

To handle with care (small fragile bugs)

Kutta biwuka

To spray / kill bugs

Kusiwa

To itch (from a bite)

Kubuuka

To fly (take off)

Kuvulungatana

To crawl / squirm (worms)

Kwekaanya

To observe closely (like watching ants)

Ddagala ly'ebiwuka

Insecticide / Bug spray

Bulwa obukwaka

Allergic reaction (to bee sting)

Kwaaza

To infest / multiply widely

Ekimu ekinnyingi

Colony (of ants/bees)

Kyekango

Fear of spiders/snakes (Phobia context)

Kiyigga

Predator (bug eating another)

Okutuuka ku bulamu

Metamorphosis (changing shape)

Mutawana

Pest / Nuisance

Mpewo ya njagala

Pollination (done by bees/butterflies)

Ekiseera kya mwaka

Life span (short for bugs)

Okwezza obujeero

To be harmless / innocent

Ebisagwa

Droppings / Bug dirt

Okuwenja

To scurry / Run quickly (roach)

Omuswa gwe bbisolo

Ecosystem (how small bugs feed big animals)