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European earwig

Forficula auricularia

Photo by JVM
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JVM
Oi! That is pretty cool! Nature is so colorful in the tropics. I am from the tropics too!
rubens.luciano
Here is a tropical version: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6585680
KatherineD
Looks like an earwig, Forficula auricularia?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedJuly 15, 2011

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