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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Common Earwigs (Forficulidae) » Forficula » Forficula dentata
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European Earwig - Forficula dentata - female
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

European Earwig - Forficula dentata - Female
Craig Park, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
June 8, 2007

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European Earwig - Forficula dentata - female European Earwig - Forficula dentata - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 8 June, 2007 - 11:52pm
Last updated 31 October, 2023 - 7:11pm

Moved
Moved from European Earwig.
… Connor E.J. Graham, 31 October, 2023 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

really cool
I was expearimenting with one of these creatures this morning and when I dropped a bit of water near it it actually ran toward it instead of away from it and it drank some of it, a interesting find
… Letsgome, 16 October, 2012 - 6:06am login or register to post comments

Looks good to me
In this image you can see the "bags under the feet" (the right rear leg, especially) that indicate Forficulidae, and the only California species I know of are Doru lineare- which would have the appearance of a broad stripe down the back- and Forficula auricularia.

The forceps are the stout female version of the massive curved "ice tongs" of the male European Earwig, so it all fits.
… Chuck Entz, 9 June, 2007 - 2:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Chuck
With your help on this and a previous post, I understand these better.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 June, 2007 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

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