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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.
Fun
Facts: Earwig received its name
in earlier times because the myth was that the earwig would crawl into
your ear if you slept on the ground. Many insects will want to explore
a nice cozy ear if you are sleeping outside on the ground.
There are over 1,700 species of Earwigs in the world.
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