Article 6SAEP The amorous adventures of earwigs

The amorous adventures of earwigs

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Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine
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Few people are fond of earwigs, with their menacing abdominal pincers-whether they're skittering across your floor, getting comfy in the folds of your camping tent, or minding their own business.

Scientists, too, have given them short shrift compared with the seemingly endless attention they have lavished on social insects like ants and bees.

Yet, there are a handful of exceptions. Some researchers have made conscious career decisions to dig into the hidden, underground world where earwigs reside, and have found the creatures to be surprisingly interesting and social, if still not exactly endearing.

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