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9:36pm July 17, 2014
feliscorvus: buggirl: Beneficial Bug of the Day:  The Earwig (Order Dermaptera) Sometimes call “Pincher Bugs” these little uglies are harmless to us and even beneficial to a balanced garden.  Their favorite food is dead matter, they eat dead plants and create nutritious mulch for the rest of the garden.  If you have a well balanced garden, they will rarely eat healthy plants.  Some species are even predatory, eating snail eggs and aphids!  Bonus!  The name Earwig came from the belief that these insects would burrow into peoples’ brains through their ears..  that is so silly and very not true!  Earwigs are also very good moms!  They are one of the few insects that care for their young.  They guard the nest and feed the babies until they can fend for themselves.  Ask before you smush! Mama earwig with a nest!

feliscorvus:

buggirl:

Beneficial Bug of the Day:  The Earwig (Order Dermaptera)

Sometimes call “Pincher Bugs” these little uglies are harmless to us and even beneficial to a balanced garden.  Their favorite food is dead matter, they eat dead plants and create nutritious mulch for the rest of the garden.  If you have a well balanced garden, they will rarely eat healthy plants.  Some species are even predatory, eating snail eggs and aphids!  Bonus! 

The name Earwig came from the belief that these insects would burrow into peoples’ brains through their ears..  that is so silly and very not true! 

Earwigs are also very good moms!  They are one of the few insects that care for their young.  They guard the nest and feed the babies until they can fend for themselves. 

Ask before you smush!

Mama earwig with a nest!

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    Mama earwig with a nest!
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