Dermaptera of the USA
Earwigs

Anisolabididae		Price	Photo	in stock	Cart
Euborellia annulipes	Ring-legged Earwig	$3.00		2
Forficulidae
Forficula auricularia	European Earwig	$3.00		5

The Earwig gets its common name from an old superstition. The belief was that the insect would crawl inside of an unlucky person's ear at night when he or she slept. While in the ear it was thought that the insect would bite the victim and cause the loss of all the hair on their head resulting in the need for a wig.