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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Forficulidae » Forficula »  European Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
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European earwig? - Forficula auricularia - male
Copyright © 2006 Duncan C

European earwig? - Forficula auricularia - Male
Dennis, MA. Near the beach, Cape Cod County, Massachusetts, USA
July 20, 2006
Size: About 1 cm long
I'm fairly certain this is a European Earwig, but would like to have that confirmed before I post it to the guide.
I'm also curious about the collection of small bumps on the specimen, just below it's head. See the 100% crop of the same image for more details (and click on the image for a larger version.)

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European earwig? - Forficula auricularia - male European earwig? - Forficula auricularia - male
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Contributed by Duncan C on 21 July, 2006 - 12:08am
Last updated 21 July, 2006 - 5:26pm

Yes
Yes it's an Earwig, and those might be mites that are on its head, see Nicrophorus species
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 21 July, 2006 - 12:47am login or register to post comments

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