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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Anisolabididae » Anisolabis » Maritime Earwig (Anisolabis maritima)
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giant intertidal earwig - Anisolabis maritima - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

giant intertidal earwig - Anisolabis maritima - Male Female
Odiorne State Park, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: 25-30mm incl. forceps
To appreciate how large these earwigs are, this shot contrasts these with a male and female of a more normal-sized species, Forficula auricularia.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 23 September, 2007 - 8:51pm
Last updated 17 January, 2011 - 4:19pm

Forficul*a
is not an intertidal species. Taken by sweeping vegetation along the trails - probably feeding on flowers at Odiorne.
… Donald S. Chandler, 24 September, 2007 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Don.
I misunderstood :-)
… Jim McClarin, 24 September, 2007 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh, I see.
Was going to comment on what are obviously Anisolabis (males have the asymmetrical forceps), and question the comment on Forficula. I just now noticed the two Forficula in this image!
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 September, 2007 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

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