Earwig
The common name comes from a European superstition that they enter the ears of sleeping people and bore into the brain. This is not true!
- Common Name: Earwig
- Scentific Name: various
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Dermaptera/Various
- Metamorphosis: Simple
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Size
Adults about 1/4 to 1" long.
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Color
Varies from pale brown to reddish brown to black.
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Biology
Typically overwinter outdoors as adults in protected situations.
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Habit
Nocturnal and require moist, shady places.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties