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 : Forficula auricularia, common earwig


Forficula auricularia, common earwig

Earwigs usually inhabit damp crevaces in houses, gardens and woodland. They range from 8-18mm long, are scavenging insects and emerge at night

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10710236
Media ID
47581506
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5298px x 3575px (13.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection

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