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Mom (see attached photos) - Forficula auricularia - female
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Mom (see attached photos) - Forficula auricularia - Female
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
April 3, 2007
Size: approx 17mm
I'm including this blurry picture, because this was the only shot I could get of the mother earwig...the attached photos show why I'm calling her "mom".

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 3 April, 2007 - 7:45pm

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