Dermaptera (earwigs) are an order of common insects often found under stones that are characterized by a pair of forcep-like pincers on their dark abdominal ends. Systematically, they belong to ...

Earwigs are a nocturnal insect that make up the Greek designated Dermaptera order (“skin wings”). With more than 20 species ...

Oldest arthropod urban legend: the brain-boring earwig The common name of the "earwig," entomologically a member of the order Dermaptera, derives from the Old English "ear wicga," which, roughly ...