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European earwig - detail - Forficula auricularia - female
Copyright © 2006 Hannah Nendick-Mason

European earwig - detail - Forficula auricularia - Female
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
June 28, 2006
Size: ~ 18 mm
I know the shape of the end is supposed to be useful for telling male from female. This is the best angle I got on it - can anyone identify the gender?

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European earwig - Forficula auricularia - female European earwig - detail - Forficula auricularia - female
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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 4 July, 2006 - 3:05pm

Female...
Compare with the larger, sickle-like forceps of the male in this shot:
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 4 July, 2006 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Tony!
I was leaning that way too. I think this is a species in which males are smaller than females, based on this UF comparitive shot, and my specimen was definitely at the large end of the range given.
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