While there are many different species of earwigs, they generally maintain quite similar life cycles and body structure. The average earwig’s lifespan is one year. They struggle in colder ...

Not all earwig mothers stick around to rear their young, and indeed all nymphs of this stage are quite capable of taking care of themselves. In essence, these family units are important because ...

The adult earwig's body is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long and is a shiny, reddish-brown. The pair of noticeable appendages that resemble forceps (or pincers) at the tail end of its body aids in ...

An earwig has a set of pinchers on the lower end of its body and wings that are rolled up just above its pinchers. Glen Hood, Associate Professor at Wayne State University, said earwigs can often ...

Symmetry is normally nature's preferred state, but earwigs are proving that asymmetry can aid in battle, mating. By Susanne Rust / California Watch • Published August 27, 2012 • Updated on ...