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Photo#308262
european earwig  - Forficula auricularia - male

european earwig - Forficula auricularia - Male
Greeley Park, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
July 20, 2009
It is missing a pincher!

For some reason...
The only thing I could think of when I saw that shot was

"Man, that'd make a good earring"...

a male, too
illustrating a Taoist conundrum

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