Earwigs

Earwigs

 

Scientific name: Dermaptera

Commonly known as: Pincer bugs

Average size: 0.5-1.0inch

Commonly found: Near trash and debris, in small crevaces

Diet: They are scavengers, and also eat decaying plants and other insects

 

General characteristics and facts:

• Earwigs are nocturnal.
• Earwigs do not crawl into people’s brains through the holes in their ears, this is a myth.
• They have antennae, but no wings.
•  They do not transmit diseases.