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Old 26-08-2019, 18:50   #13990
Ryewolf90
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Re: Today in pictures

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
While I have heard of earwigs...and yes those myths were told to me a s a child...I have never actually seen one.
So this is a first for me....and NO...I don't like ths subject, but your picture has educated me...what a fearsome looking beetle.

The one with the curved pincers is the male, this one I photographed earlier this year is the female.


I've only managed to photograph them on 3 occasions, they are nocturnal and hide themselves away during the day time.
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