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Illustration of a common or European earwig (Forficula auricularia), showing its elongated brown body, long antennae, six legs, and prominent curved pincers at the end of its abdomen. European earwig Male (left) and female earwigs
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earwig: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Historical Biogeography of Earwigs. Oct 24, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Historical Biogeography of Earwigs. Jul 30, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - An earwig in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber (Dermaptera) (PDF). Apr 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - Earwigs. May 21, 2025
Add new Web site: WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension - Earwig. Mar 28, 2025
Add new Web site: University of California - IPM - Earwigs. Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: NC State Extension Publications - Earwigs. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian Museum - Earwigs. Sep 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry - Earwigs: Identification; Biology; and Control. May 29, 2024
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Earwig. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Horticulture - Earwigs. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Historical Biogeography of Earwigs. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Earwig. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Ohio State University Extension - Earwigs. May 20, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Historical Biogeography of Earwigs. Apr 06, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Earwig. Feb 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Yard and Garden - Earwig. Jan 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Texas A&M University - Department of Entomology - Earwig. Dec 19, 2013
Add new Web site: PestNet - Earwig. Aug 15, 2012
Add new Web site: PestNet - Earwig. Aug 15, 2012
Added image of common earwig. Apr 01, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Earwig. May 21, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Earwig. May 18, 2008
Article revised and updated. Apr 06, 2007
Added new Web site: BugGuide - Order Dermaptera: Earwigs. Jun 02, 2006
Added new Web site: BugGuide - Order Dermaptera: Earwigs. Jun 02, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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