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InsectLCLeast Concern

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

About

The common earwig is an unusual insect in that mothers guard their eggs and tend their young. The curved rear pincers are used in defence and in folding the wings.

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Quick Facts

Category
Insect
Latin name
Forficula auricularia
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.