探検昆虫

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.

生息地: Gardens

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDermapteraForficulidae
Earwigs
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Earwigs

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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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.

特殊能力

能力

Pincer Power

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

能力

Stealth Squish

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

能力

Maternal Mama

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

能力

Folded Flyers

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

サイズと詳細

翼開長
10-50 mm
サイズ
5-50 mm
寿命
180-365 日
飛行速度
5 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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

主な食物

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

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Earwigsの翼開長は何ですか?

10-50 mm

Earwigsのサイズは何ですか?

5-50 mm

Earwigsの寿命は何ですか?

180-365 日

Earwigsの飛行速度は何ですか?

5 km/h

Earwigsは何を食べますか?

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

Earwigsは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens

Earwigsはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Earwigsの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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