Dermaptera: The Earwigs - Order Spotlight

👂 Myths about Earwigs burrowing into human brains through the ear canal have been cycling for hundreds of years - but have no fear! Earwigs are full of interesting behaviors - but none of them include cranial infestation! Come learn about what REALLY makes earwigs so unique. 👂
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[@floodedmoat2620]

Fun earwig fact: the largest earwig in the world was the Saint Helena Island earwig. Almost all earwigs are maybe an inch long maximum, but these freaks of nature could grow over 3 inches long. Although they haven’t been spotted since 1967 and were declared extinct in 2014, I personally like to still believe they’re on that island somewhere… And yes, they were also excellent parents.

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@floodedmoat2620 it deserved so much better 😔

[@MrBruno8899]

Nice video! Here in my country (Brazil), we call them "tesourinhas," which literally means "little scissors" and they are everywhere here.

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@MrBruno8899 that name is SO much better and much less misleading 😂

[@calypso7908]

i didnt know i could love earwigs more than i already did

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@calypso7908 theyre a special lil group 😂

[@B_4035mn]

I love earwigs, I always see them in and nearby my slow compost pile, best detritivores I swear.

[@Modernnannenginemarineengine]

Earwigs are often found in fruit orchards. They don’t generally eat the Fruit but the Fruit parasites. I spent a few summers picking APPLES plums etc. and the earwigs were all over us. In all the wooden baskets etc. but no harm came to me . Although I’d shake my cloths and self etc over the fire smoke. Before climbing into the van at night. Generally I’d had a few ciders

[@insectspotlightproject]

Haha sounds like a great time to me!

[@PrimalRenegade17]

Fun earwig fact: incredibly underrated order ♥️ Actual fact: they are very similar to the non-insect hexapod group called Diplura

[@insectspotlightproject]

For sure can be easy to mix em up! The Japygidae and Dermapterans are convergent evolution at its finest

[@Langkowski]

In regard of pinchers, Japyx come pretty close to earwigs.

[@insectspotlightproject]

Good catch! Would have been a good idea to mention this in the video in case some folks get confused

[@BrolyOrAurak]

All i have to add is a brief anecdote! A cool summers eve, sun nearly faded...... little broly ventures to flip a rock.... and is greeted with about 40 earwigs up his arms and across the ground LMAO theyre weirdly fast suckers and taxonomically from what i know most related to the order Zoraptera

[@insectspotlightproject]

They are very speedy! Yup right now genetic analysis seems to point to the Zoraptera and Dermaptera being very closely related!

[@kasenchristy90]

I've been needing new invertebrate content to watch

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@kasenchristy90 happy to help! Thank you for the support 🙌

[@kakayagadost]

Hello! I am waiting for the video about my tenants 😂. This one… Oi! I am afraid to eve look!!! 🙀

[@insectspotlightproject]

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[@kakayagadost]

@@insectspotlightproject thank you 👍

[@noeditbookreviews]

I'm so glad you started this channel! Are you planning to cover every insect order?

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@noeditbookreviews and then some! No plans to stop anytime soon so we keep moving forward! Thank you so much for the support 🙏

[@SergeantTopBins]

Very interesting 👍

[@insectspotlightproject]

@@SergeantTopBins thank you! 🙏

[@SergeantTopBins]

@@insectspotlightproject Of course

[@TheFallfish]

These guys freak me out, creepy guys

[@insectspotlightproject]

Haha they do be squirming around and such

[@vikymoejoe]

nice! you could make some nature-walks, or make further videos on especially weird species :)

[@insectspotlightproject]

I used to some nature walks on tiktok! But yea would be fun to make some full videos on it. So many cool groups and species to make videos on its certainly going to keep me busy 😵‍💫