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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Common Earwigs (Forficulidae) » Forficula » Forficula dentata
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What is this? - Forficula dentata - male
Copyright © 2019 jojo999

What is this? - Forficula dentata - Male
California, USA
June 5, 2019
Size: .75"
Some of these are in my backyard in the SF Bay Area. Those pincers coming out of the bug's rear look nasty!
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Contributed by jojo999 on 6 June, 2019 - 1:14am
Last updated 31 October, 2023 - 7:15pm

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Moved from European Earwig.
… Connor E.J. Graham, 31 October, 2023 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

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A common introduced species in CA. They are a bit of a mixed bag as they chew up flowers but also eat aphids and other small pests.

Moved from ID Request.
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