Forficula auricularia
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Exopterygota |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Forficulina |
| Superfamily: | Forficuloidea |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Forficulinae |
| Genus: | Forficula |
Forficula auricularia is an omnivorous insect in the family Forficulidae.
The latin name "auricularia" is directly related to the ear and hearing, as for the common name "earwig" which comes from a false superstition that they crawl into human ears and enter the brain; in fact, they are harmless to humans.
Common name(s): European earwig, Common earwig
The latin name "auricularia" is directly related to the ear and hearing, as for the common name "earwig" which comes from a false superstition that they crawl into human ears and enter the brain; in fact, they are harmless to humans.
Common name(s): European earwig, Common earwig
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