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European Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Photo by MurrayDaniels
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Field Notes

Description:

I discovered 3 of these guys eating cat food that I had put out for a stray.

Habitat:

Found on my front porch. Chillicothe, Ohio.

Notes:

Photo taken with my LG Venice cell phone camera.

Species ID Suggestions

European earwig

Forficula auricularia

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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
I'm not 100% on this one but as BugGuide states: "Males are readily distinguished from other North American species of earwigs by their distinctive forceps." (structures on the rear-end) Based on the enormous size of the forceps on your spotting, I feel pretty good about the ID suggestion.
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PublishedJune 15, 2013

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