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Pincher bug

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Field Notes

Description:

Wet brown slimy fat

Habitat:

Grassy area outside our classroom

Notes:

Found under log. It was very small

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ScottRasmussen
That's an earwig, probably Forficula auricularia, which was introduced from Europe over 100 years ago. http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/esps/factsheets/household_structural/earwigs_hs37.html
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014

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