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Earwig
Forficula auricularia
45.0024, -93.1248
Field Notes
Description:
These elongated beetle-like insects have a slightly flattened body and small wings. Males have large pinching cerci at the end of the abdomen, female cerci are smaller.
Habitat:
Found in gardens and edges of forested areas.
Notes:
I found this particular earwig, along with about 30 of his compatriots, in our mailbox. They are largely nocturnal, hiding during daylight hours in crevices (or mailboxes....).
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