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Western Earwig

Forficula dentata

The Western Earwig is a small insect with long pincers on its tail. They like to hide in dark places and come out at night to look for food like leaves and tiny bugs.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Western Earwig is a slender, dark reddish-brown insect with a flattened body and distinctive yellowish-brown legs and antennae. Its most striking feature is a pair of prominent, forcep-like pincers, called cerci, located at the end of its abdomen.

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Western Earwig
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Western Earwig

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Earwigs have wings that fold up like a tiny fan under their wing covers!

Some earwig mothers are super protectors, cleaning their eggs to keep them safe!

Their mighty pincers also help earwigs cleverly fold their delicate wings!

These insects often eat rotting plants and tiny bugs, helping clean up gardens!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Pincer Precision

Western Earwig can use its strong abdominal pincers to defend itself from predators and to manipulate food items with surprising precision.

Fähigkeit

Hidden Wings Flight

Western Earwig has hidden, fan-like wings neatly folded under short wing covers that allow it to fly, though it often prefers to scuttle or crawl.

Fähigkeit

Maternal Guardian

Western Earwig can meticulously care for its eggs and young nymphs, guarding them and even cleaning fungal growth to improve their survival chances.

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Western Earwig has an excellent sense of touch and smell that helps it navigate and find food in the dark, making it a successful nocturnal hunter and scavenger.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-40 mm
Größe
10-19 mm
Lebenserwartung
180-365 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

A tiny omnivore, it munches on dead plants, small insects, and other decaying bits.

Hauptnahrung

  • decaying plant matter
  • small insects
  • aphids
  • soft fruits
  • fungi

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

melon aphid

Aphis gossypii

helps control garden pests like aphids

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

a common backyard bird that preys on insects

eaten by

Bold Jumper

Phidippus audax

a hunting spider found in gardens

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Earwigs are not dangerous, but it's best to leave them alone and watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Western Earwig?

20-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Western Earwig?

10-19 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Western Earwig?

180-365 Tage

Was frisst Western Earwig?

A tiny omnivore, it munches on dead plants, small insects, and other decaying bits.

Wo findet man Western Earwig normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Western Earwig?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Western Earwig?

6

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