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Dermaptera

通用名稱：

Earwigs

分配：

Every continent except Antarctica

棲息地：

Small crevices and debris in woodland, fields and gardens

飲食：

Plants, ripe fruits, decaying plant or animal matter

全球物種數量：

2000

香港的物種數量：

32

形態學
（如何識別它們）：

-Flat elongated body
-Forcep-like pincer at the end of the abdomen
-Segmented antennae
-Two pairs of wings
-Forewings are short and smooth, hindwings are membranous and semicircular

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你可知道 ？

The name earwig comes from an old english myth that earwigs crawl into your ears when you are sleeping and lay eggs in your brain. Fortunately, this is only a misunderstanding and comes from the fact that earwigs are nocturnal and like dark crevices.

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