Earwig

My Home: I prefer dark, moist environments and you can find me under logs, bark, leaves or hibernating during the winter in your home. I am usually only active at night unless disturbed.

What I eat: I eat both decaying plant material and dead insects.

What I look like: I am dark brown, about 1/2 inch long and have a set of pinchers located at the end of my body. The pinchers are used as a weapon and I may try to pinch if picked up.

How I am born: I go through three stages
of development: egg, nymph and adult.
I lay from 30 to 50 eggs in a batch
and it takes up to three months
for the eggs to become adult
earwigs.