What are these insects? (photo)?
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Answers: Earwig is the common christen given to the insect order Dermaptera characterized by membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings (hence the literal dub of the order—"skin wings"). The abdomen extends well beyond the wing, and frequently, though not always, ends in a double act of forceps-like structures termed cerci. With about 1,800 record species in 10 families, the establish is relatively small among Insecta. Earwigs are, however, quite common worldwide. There is no evidence that they transmit disease or otherwise harm humans or other animals, despite their nickname pincher bug.
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1 Etymology
2 Classification
3 Appearance and practice
4 Pest control
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Etymology
Earwig is derived from Old English ēare "ear" and wicga, 'insect'. (Wicga is in turn related to wiggle, and ultimately to other words imply movement, including way and vehicle, all from PIE *wegh-.) The label comes from the old wives' tale that earwigs burrow into the brains of humans through the ear and therein lay their eggs.[1] Earwigs are omnivores and are predisposed to hiding within small holes and warm humid crevices, so might crawl into a human ear canal; but this behavior have no basis in certainty.[2] Nevertheless, Rod Serling created an episode of Night Gallery entitled "The Caterpillar" based on the earwig legend.
Other language have words based on impossible to tell apart premise: German Ohrwurm (also: Ohrkneifer, "ear pincher"), French perce-oreille, Danish rentviste, Slovak ucholak (ucho = ear, lak = scare), and Hungarian fülbemászó ("crawler-into-the-ear"). English has derived a verb from this, to earwig, meaning "to saturate someone's mind with prejudice by insinuations" or "to attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk".[3] The German word Ohrwurm have the derived meaning "an annoying tune which I can't get out of my head" (see earworm). Hungarian also uses the phrase fülbemászó dallam beside similar meaning as the German above, although without the gloomy overtones.
[edit] Classification
Four suborders within the Dermaptera have be established: [4]
Archidermaptera: Has a fossil record extending into the Jurassic, with fossils from that term. These have unsegmented cerci and tarsi with 4-5 segment.
Forficulina: The largest and most familiar group. The cerci are unsegmented, and modified into large, forcep-like structures.
Hemimerina: Represented by one genus, Hemimerus, next to filiform segmented cerci and are wingless, blind and viviparous ectoparasites of African rodents
Arixenina: Represented by two genera, Arixenia and Xeniaria. As with Hemimerina, they are blind, wingless ectoparasites beside filiform segmented cerci. They are ectoparasites of various Southeast Asian bats, mainly of the genus Cheiromeles (i.e., "naked bulldog bats").
[edit] Appearance and behaviour
Two earwigs from Australia compared to a CF card—63 mm.Most earwigs are elongated, flattened, and are obscurity brown. Lengths are mostly in the 10–14 mm range, beside the St. Helena earwig reaching 80 mm. Cerci range from nonexistent to long arcs up to one-third as long as the rest of the body. As in other orthopteroid insects, mouthparts are adapted for chewing. Flight aptitude in Dermaptera is varied, as at hand are species with and without wing. In those earwigs that have wings (are not apterous), the hindwings are folded contained by a complex fashion, so that they fit under the forewings. Even though most species of wing earwigs are capable of flight, they rarely fly around.
Female (cerci not hooked).
An earwig from the Western Ghats
Common EarwigThe tummy of the earwig is flexible and muscular. It is capable of maneuvering as well as crack and closing of the forceps. The forceps are used for a variety of purposes. In some species, the forceps have also be observed in use for holding prey, and in copulation. The forceps tend to be more curved within males than in females.
Most earwigs found in Europe and North America are of the species Forficula auricularia, the European or adjectives earwig, which is distributed throughout the cooler parts of the northern hemisphere. This species feeds on other insects, plants, ripe fruit, and garbage. Plants they nurture on typically include clover, dahlias, zinnias, butterfly bush, hollyhock, lettuce, strawberry, sunflowers, celery, peaches, plums, grapes, potatoes, roses, seedling beans and beets, and tender grass shoots and roots; they have also been certain to eat corn silk, damaging the corn. Typically they are a bind because of their diet, but normally do not present serious hazard to crops. Some tropical species are brightly colored. Occasionally earwigs are confused with cockroaches because of their cerci and their long antennae.
Earwigs are generally nocturnal and can be see patrolling household walls and ceilings. Interaction near earwigs at this time results in a defensive free tumble to the ground below, and the subsequent scramble to a nearby cleft or crevice.
Earwigs are also drawn to damp conditions. During the summer, they can be found around sinks and within bathrooms. Earwigs tend to gather in shady cracks or opening or anywhere they can remain concealed in daylight hours. Picnic table, compost and waste bins, patios, prairie furniture, window frames or anything with minute spaces (even artichoke blossoms) can potentially harbor these unwanted residents. Upon getting hold of entry to the basement and living areas of the home, earwigs can easily find cover contained by undisturbed magazine and newspaper piles, furniture/wickerwork, basis boards, carpeted stairways, pet food dishes, and even inside DVD cases and keyboards. Earwigs are inclined to take risks and are exploratory creatures but are overly unaware of the consequences and are commonly found trapped in poison baited cups or buckets of soapy hose.
[edit] Pest control
While earwigs can be considered in some ways a beneficial part of the garden, especially when they prey on other insects, they can become a bane of your existence because of their habit of positioning themselves within leaves and feed on soft plant tissues. Since they prefer cool, moist places, a rolled up damp newspaper placed where on earth earwig activity is suspected can be effective surrounded by collecting them. The newspaper can then any be discarded or shaken out. Placing diatomaceous earth in switch spots around the home (bathroom, baseboards, window frames) can be a long-term repellent.
[edit] Notes
^ Oxford English Dictionary on "Earwig".
^ Fabian Haas, Dermaptera — Earwigs, Tree of Life web project, <>http://www.tolweb.org/Dermaptera>
^ dictionary.com: earwig
^ Susan M. Rankin and James O. Palmer (pp. 297-299) contained by Resh, V. H. & R. T. Cardé (Editors) 2003. Encyclopedia of Insects. Academic Press.
[edit] References
Grimaldi, D. and Engel, M.S. (2005). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5.
Engel, M.S. and F. Haas (2007). Family-group names for earwigs (Dermaptera). American Museum Novitates 3567: 1–20. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)539[1:FNFED]2...
J. D. Taylor (1978). The earwig: the truth about the myth. Rocky Mountain Medical Journal 75: 37–38.
Featured Creatures, University of florida, <>http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/europe...
earwig (Sixth Edition ed.), The Columbia Encyclopedia, 2001-05, <>http://www.bartleby.com/65/ea/earwig.htm...
Pest Organisms of the Puget Sound Region: Earwigs, Cascade Pest Control, <>http://www.cascadepest.com/pest.htm#earw...
Keep earwigs away, Islington Council, <>http://www.islington.gov.uk/Downloadable...
Natural Insect Pest Control, eartheasy.com, <>http://www.eartheasy.com/live_natpest_co...
Earwig Fact Sheet and Gallery, Harvard University, <>http://www.uos.harvard.edu/ehs/pest_earw...
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ear wigs, i had them contained by my house auhhhhhhh. i called bug contol people, i be told to seal up my house, cracks, etc and try to get any moist type of places dried if at all possible. there really isnt a repellent for these little buggers, so i was told and read online on the DIY type of sites. so verbs upround your house, get it dry open to sun, and i took out bushes and crap adjectives around my house and cleaned up under my porches and just tried to "dry" up around my house if ya will plus stamp up cracks and stuff. seemed to worked. didnt have just about any after that. good luck, those hurt bad when they pinch you.. It's an earwig!
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Looks resembling an ear wig. it looks like a pincher bug. at hand pretty common,
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