The earwig is a type of insect. Its name derives from a folklore myth that the earwig crawls into the ears of sleeping people, where it lays eggs. However, there is no proof to the claim ...

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 ...

Getting their name from the side to side body movement and an old tale of crawling in people's ears, the earwig is a common ...

The release of Studio Ghibli Inc.’s “Earwig and the Witch” has been full of surprises. It marked the first time the renowned anime house has made a fully computer-generated feature film ...