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The name earwig comes from Old English eare "ear" and wicga "insect". It is related to the fanciful notion that earwigs burrow into the brains of humans through the ear and therein lay their eggs. This belief, however, is false. Nevertheless, being exploratory and omnivorous, earwigs probably do crawl into the human ear; even if they are only looking for a humid crevice in which to hide, such behavior provides a memorable basis for the name.
Earwigging - also known as eavesdropping - means to overhear another's conversation.
*credits scopes and CSIRO for the info
Comments (2)
Bonker
In sweden we call them tve-stjärt, and to translate that in to english is not simple but something like split-rearend would be atleast close to the truth. Anyway we got the same tale here that the enter the ear and lay eggs, so when I was a child I was terrified of this creatures, (still don´t like them)
Valerie-Ducom
Oh yes, incredible composition on this picture and thanks for this info ! Excellent ! Good day :)