Today I learned pincher bugs can fly. Fascinating!

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are there photos of this? it seems like it would require contortions if the prey is alive and held in the pincers

Earwig (2022) | Movie | Movies Dock

🎬 Title: Earwig
Story: Set in mid-20th-century Europe, the narrative revolves around Albert, who is tasked with caring for a peculiar girl named Mia, known for her ice-cold teeth. Mia remains confined within their dimly lit apartment, where the curtains are perpetually drawn. Regular calls from the Master check on Mia’s condition, but everything changes when Albert learns he needs to prepare her…

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A post showing off some of my favorite less known insects!!

Earwig; Webspinner

Green Lacewing; Antlion/Antlion Lacewing

Damselfly; Cranefly/Mosquito Hawk

Drain/Moth Fly; Hoverfly

Silverfish; Boxelder Bug

There is a spider in my bathroom who ate all the earwigs, it has earned its right to stay; it’s now its bathroom, and I am but a guest.

#——— #osdd system #did system #plural #actually osdd #actually did #osdd #did #traumagenic system #system #dissociative identity disorder #nova

Earwig and the Witch LINE Stickers (no longer available.)

2 come to mind that i often get varied reactions for when i bring them up lol-

one species, Labidura riparia, has a defensive chemical that smells like rotting flesh. it deters mammals that would want to eat the earwigs.

earwigs in certain families have 2 penises, and like most people being right handed, most earwigs use their right penis instead of their left.

as for my favorite lepidopteran, i think id have to go with Myrmecopsis kenedyae bc im a HUGE fan of mimicry, its one of my favorite topics.

photo credits (1) (2)

Euborellia arcanum (Family Anisolabididae) caring for her nymphs

by Lucas Garriga

intro post :)

hi im carson (they/he), im autistic, and i LOVE earwigs! i am an undergrad evolutionary bio student with an interest in ecology and entomology and my research is on complex Forficula auricularia!

What you can find on my blog-

• earwigs!!!! feel free to ask me any questions about earwigs, and i can try to ID species for you, but please note my main focus is earwigs found on turtle island and i am by no means an expert on all 2000+ species.
• my research! my current research is focusing on Forficula auricularia phenology :)
• other insect stuff! while Dermaptera is my favorite im a lover of all insects
• other ecology stuff!
• phylogeny <3 one of my favorite bio topics is phylogeny and i will talk about at any chance i get
• Maybe my art :) i am a ceramic artist but sometimes i dabble in watercolors or insect illustration

FREE PALESTINE, SUDAN, HAITI, AND CONGO!!!!! FUCK ICE, FUCK TRUMP, FUCK FASCISTS!!!!! My blog is not a place for zionists, transphobes/terfs/radfems/homophobes, racists, abelists, fatphobes, or bigots of any other kind.

Earwing (Forficula auriculata) out for an evening snack on pollen from some aster flowers
August 2025

Auguste - Look Outside

A former human twisted into a new shape after Looking Outside. Auguste got possibly the least clean arthropoid fusions in the game, having turned into a chaotic mass of earwig anatomy with a panicked, still-human face at the core, surrounded by a “ribcage” of arms.

One of each of his arms and legs is the abdomen of an earwig, with pincer-like cerci, while the other is the front half of the animal. His left armwig has even spread its iridescent wings, adding an extra splash of colour to the sprite. Delightful!

Despite all his cerci, Auguste mostly attacks with his antennae.

Real earwigs fold their wings up and tuck them behind their hardened forewings, like beetles do. Look at em go!

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On Cursed difficulty, he attacks alongside Jon and Lou, people (possibly his kids) who got infected by him (some transformations are infectious, allowing even people who did not Look Outside to turn into mutants).

Earwigs are my favorite insects. I wish I could research them, but my research is about mosquitoes. Please ask me what other earwigs I should draw!

“Spineless Angel” - Patch

Here’s the patch version of my new linocut!
I print these with extra room around the image so the fabric can be folded to prevent de-threding or to change the shape/size later!

I’ve got Prints and Patches available
As well as a “Making of” Video

More info below!

Inspired by the beautiful wings of these often disregarded earwigs. I took it a little bit further and added a touch of cosmic horror with subtle eye-like markings on their wings, paying homage to the pop-culture idea of the “biblical accurate angel”. The overall silhouette in the pinned specimen pose loosely resembled a cross, another contributor to the name! It’s up to you to decide what the name means, should it be taken at face value? Is it cowardly? Has it overcome it’s fearful nature and spread it’s wings to show its confidence?

Carved on unmounted Battleship grey linoleum! About 8in x 8.3in

Juniper and Earwig, with different hairstyles. As well as a few things I have been inspired by lately.

#362 Lined Earwig

earwig! they’re so cool and neat, actually :))

acrylic marker and oil pastel on cardstock :)

as usual, bug haters dni!!!

Butch in a love triangle.

Getting there… All I got left is the pincers (easy) and the wings, probably the most stressful part of this design. 🐜