While the earwigs, an order of insects with 2,000 different species on six continents, do use their admittedly alarming-looking pincers, or forceps, to hunt and hold one another during mating ...

Earwigs don’t feed on the human brain or lay eggs in your ear canal. Earwigs are small insects. They may be black or brown with red or orange markings. They have wings, ...

The name earwig is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for "ear creature," thanks to the superstition that the insects crawl into people's ears while asleep, according to Britannica.

No, earwigs do not go in your ears. "[They'd] rather dig around your garden than dig around your ear canal," says Crumbley. Adds Ruiz, "Theoretically, it's possible for an earwig to crawl into an ear.

Earwigs, like many other bugs, are attracted to moisture — it is common that they hide in moist areas under rocks during the day. They are usually most active at night.

Oldest arthropod urban legend: the brain-boring earwig The common name of the "earwig," entomologically a member of the order Dermaptera, derives from the Old English "ear wicga," which, roughly ...

Nicholas Culpeper took the traditional view that the insects were themselves a problem, his English Physitian of 1652 recommending hemp juice as ‘very good to kill the worms in man or beast, and the ...

You’ve likely seen those evil ant-looking insects with wicked pincers at the tip of their abdomen in your house and heard ...

They go away in cold weather. In the list of insects I don't like, they fall somewhere behind cluster flies, deer flies, horse flies and giant, short-tempered wasps. Earwigs seek out slightly moist ...

Jul. 23—This story was originally published in July 2018. One of the most vilified bugs in history, the earwig has inspired truly gruesome myths and stories. But despite the insect's ...

If you have noticed any odd damage to your flowers or garden plants this summer, you may have been victim to earwig feeding. Earwigs tend to be flattened, dark in color, and are most famous for ...