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Photo by BenedictLim
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Field Notes

Habitat:

dead leaves

Species ID Suggestions

European Earwig (male)

Forficula auricularia
sarahaw1981
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Comments (1)
sarahaw1981
You can tell it is a male because the pincers are large and very curved, the pincers on a female are straight and nowhere near as long.

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Flora and Fauna of New Zealand
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2013

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