To ask what this insect is that I keep finding around my house

[Frov]

Does anyone know what this is? I have found 4 dead ones in different parts of the house over the last couple of weeks.

Elieza

Yup. Earwig.
Or eeriewig as it’s known locally.

We call them eeriewigs too in the Midlands

Clipshear here in Fife, or eeriewig

Fuck. Why did I click. Total phobia of earwigs (thanks to a boy cousin shoving one in my ear when I was tiny and telling me it would eat my brain)

Distant relative of Mothra in disguise.

@Persephonecall

I was a full grown adult before I discovered not everyone called them forky-tails. I always thought earwigs were some posh insect you only got in fancy areas of England 😂

Loving the idea of posh insects. :D

The name earwig is actually very old—from Old English— and derives from ‘eorth wight’ which roughly translates as ‘little earth person’. Much nicer than the idea of them hiding in your ears!

@NigellaAwesome sounds like a devil's coachhorse beetle? They have scorpion like tail bits. Terrified the life outta me when saw one in my house. Big feckers too. Recently spotted one on a pathway in local field. Apparently can give a good nip!

@cunningartificer

The name earwig is actually very old—from Old English— and derives from ‘eorth wight’ which roughly translates as ‘little earth person’. Much nicer than the idea of them hiding in your ears!

Love this

Earwig. Cute little things. Fun fact, if the spikes on the butt are straight, it's female, if curved, male (or so I was taught as a kid anyway )

I got nipped by one once, it was a really sharp pain. The pinch point went red, hot and hard and over the course of a few hours extended over half my thigh. Quite scary but ultimately harmless. Think it had come in via the bedding hanging on the line. Always shake my washing these days, must look deranged to the neighbours.

I had one nestled between my little toe and the next toe during a trip to the cinema. All the way through the film I kept getting a sharp pain in my toe - presumably because it wanted to escape and was nipping. Was a bit of a shock to pull my sock off and discover it and then have the Hindsight on why I’d been getting the pain in my toe!

Forkies! (Earwigs).
And I m sure my old granny used to call them horny gollachs (sp)

Years ago I watched an insect documentary. There was an earwig in a hole with eggs, the hole had water coming in so mummy earwig moved every egg one by one to a new hole and then cleaned each egg.
Sparked a respect and love for insects - all of them

@barcodescanner

Years ago I watched an insect documentary. There was an earwig in a hole with eggs, the hole had water coming in so mummy earwig moved every egg one by one to a new hole and then cleaned each egg. Sparked a respect and love for insects - all of them

This is lovely. I think they are also an insect which parents, you sometimes see them around with their young.

We need to respect insects more. While we may not like them they are just as important in our ecosystem as all other creatures. There are more insects around this year because of the way the climate has been, this is great for the bats and birds. Everything has its place.