why are earwigs called earwigs?
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The common term, earwig, is derived from the Old English ēare, which means "ear", and wicga, which means "insect", or literally, "beetle". ... The name is more popularly thought to be related to the old wives' tale that earwigs burrowed into the brains of humans through the ear and laid their eggs there.
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The gnu is another name for which animal? The wildebeests, also called gnus, are a genus of antelopes, scientific name 'Connochaetes'. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed horned ungulates.
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Horsefly is the common English name for members of the family Tabanidae. Confusingly, 'horse fly' and 'horse-fly' are widely used and they are also regionally known as breeze flies, clegs or clags, deer flies or gadflies. Adult horseflies are a seasonal pest to both livestock and their owners.
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The adjective nocturnal comes from the Late Latin nocturnalis, which means “belonging to the night." You've probably heard of nocturnal animals, like bats and fireflies, who sleep during the day and come out to play when the sun goes down.
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English. earwig; European earwig. Italian. forbicina; forbicina comune; forfecchia; forficola. Spanish.
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Holes in strawberry leaves. ... It could be earwigs eating the leaves of your strawberry plants or slugs and snails. Earwigs are beneficial insects to have in the garden because they are pest predators.
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Invertebrate animals commonly called "worms" include annelids (earthworms and marine polychaete or bristle worms), nematodes (roundworms), platyhelminthes (flatworms), marine nemertean worms ("bootlace worms"), marine Chaetognatha (arrow worms), priapulid worms, and insect larvae such as grubs and maggots.
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Why? Unlike owls they don't have curved talons on their feet; in fact, their feet are small, and they're said to walk like a gout-ridden man! Their species name, strigoides, means owl-like. They're nocturnal and carnivorous, but Tawny Frogmouths aren't owls – they're more closely related to Nightjars.
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Glow-worms belong to the family Lampyridae. The beetles in this group are commonly known as fireflies or lightning bugs. There are over 2,000 lampyrid species currently known to science.
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Usually called Red Wigglers, but also known as Red Worms, Red Wrigglers, Compost Worms, Manure Worms and Brandling Worms. They got their name of red wiggler because as fishing worms as they are active on the hook and stay alive in water for some time, although they are a bit small for this purpose.
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MOST caterpillars grow into butterflies or moths, but the bristly black grubs shown in today's photo grow into sawflies. Sawflies look like wasps. These grubs are commonly called spitfires. That name comes from the mustard-coloured, eucalyptus-smelling thick liquid they exude from their mouths when disturbed.
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Imagine how easy it is for that earwig to crawl through a pet flap that doesn't seal airtight. Most pet doors offer pet flaps that blow open in the slightest wind. Unless a pet flap seals airtight then it is certain that bugs are coming through.
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Because of their intimidating pincers, or forceps, protruding from the abdomen, earwigs might appear to be a dangerous bug. This is a misconception. ... They have no venom, so earwigs are not poisonous. Insects such as mosquitoes or bed bugs can injure people by biting.
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Earwigs can use their forceps to grasp onto a finger if agitated, but earwigs do not sting nor are they dangerous. They have no venom, so earwigs are not poisonous. Insects such as mosquitoes or bed bugs can injure people by biting.
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Caterpillars, Earwigs and Other Pests Caterpillars and earwigs cause similar damage to slugs and snails. They eat small, rounded holes in the begonia's leaves. ... Whiteflies, spider mites, thrips, fungus gnats, shore flies and mealybugs all bother begonias. You can control these pests with insecticidal soap.
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The beetles in this group are commonly known as fireflies or lightning bugs. There are over 2,000 lampyrid species currently known to science. ... Lampyris noctiluca is the glow-worm species most often seen in the UK. These nocturnal beetles, known as common glow-worms, are found across Europe and Asia.
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Earwigs have become a real nuisance pest since the mid-2000s. Earwigs have turned into a pest species on the Falklands largely because they arrived without their natural enemies which control their numbers in Europe.