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Earwigs

Dermaptera

Earwigs are small insects with pincers on their tails. They like to hide in dark, damp places and are often found in gardens. They are harmless and help keep gardens healthy by eating dead plants and pests.

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Earwigs has a flattened, elongated body, typically reddish-brown to dark brown. Its most distinctive feature is a pair of prominent, pincer-like appendages called cerci at its rear, which vary in shape between sexes and species.

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Earwigs
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Earwigs

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby earwigs, called nymphs, look just like tiny adults but without fully developed wings!

Despite their name, earwigs do not try to crawl into human ears!

Mother earwigs meticulously clean their eggs to prevent fungus from growing on them.

Some earwigs can spray a foul-smelling liquid to scare away hungry predators.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pincer Power

Earwigs has strong pincer-like cerci that help them defend against predators and even catch small prey.

Fähigkeit

Stealth Squish

Earwigs has a flattened body that helps them squeeze into tiny cracks and under objects to hide or find food.

Fähigkeit

Maternal Mama

Earwigs can guard their eggs and young nymphs, protecting them from dangers, a rare trait for insects.

Fähigkeit

Folded Flyers

Earwigs has intricately folded fan-shaped wings that helps them achieve flight, despite their short wing covers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-50 mm
Größe
5-50 mm
Lebenserwartung
180-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Earwigs are omnivores, munching on decaying plants, small insects, and some fresh greens.

Hauptnahrung

  • Decaying plant matter
  • Aphids
  • Mites
  • Small larvae
  • Moss
  • Soft fruits

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A common bird that hunts and eats earwigs.

eaten by

European garden spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders catch earwigs in their webs or ambush them.

hunts

Cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Earwigs actively hunt and feed on various aphid species.

eaten by

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Nocturnal hedgehogs frequently forage for earwigs as food.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Earwigs are not dangerous, but it's best to observe them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Earwigs?

10-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Earwigs?

5-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Earwigs?

180-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Earwigs?

5 km/h

Was frisst Earwigs?

Earwigs are omnivores, munching on decaying plants, small insects, and some fresh greens.

Wo findet man Earwigs normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Earwigs?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Earwigs?

6

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