Common Earwig
Taken at Musselburgh on 19th July 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. 
Female
Fact File
                                                                                                                        Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Common Earwig.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Forficula auricularia.
Dermaptera.
Forficulidae.
European Earwig.
Adult Food:
Length:
Habitat:
Flies/Found
Feature:
 		Omniverous. Plant matter, small insects.
12 - 15 mm.
Cool, dark, inaccessible places such as flowers, fruits, and wood crevices.
Feed and hunt at night
This Earwig has well-developed wings, but they are fairly weak and are rarely, if ever, used.  Instead, as their main form of transportation, earwigs are carried from one place to another on clothing or commercial products like lumber, ornamental shrubs and even newspaper bundles.