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Earwig

Photo by NicoleB
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sandy area near beach

Notes:

If anyone knows the subsp. I would be grateful! :-)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
NicoleB
Thanks, Ajmal! This was the first time for me seeing them here in Kuwait
AjmalHasan
Hi Nicole, interesting. This is possibly a male earwig judging by the curved cerci (females have cerci that meet or are straight). Possbly Labiduridae??? I've seen a similar sp. in Dubai

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