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香港生物多樣性博物館
HONG KONG BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
研究 • 教育 • 保存 Research • Education • Preservation
Distribution:
Every continent except Antarctica
Habitat:
Small crevices and debris in woodland, fields and gardens
Diet:
Plants, ripe fruits, decaying plant or animal matter
Number of species globally
2000
Number of species in Hong Kong :
32
Morphology
(how to recognize them) :
-Flat elongated body
-Forcep-like pincer at the end of the abdomen
-Segmented antennae
-Two pairs of wings
-Forewings are short and smooth, hindwings are membranous and semicircular
Diagram
Did you know ?
The name earwig comes from an old english myth that earwigs crawl into your ears when you are sleeping and lay eggs in your brain. Fortunately, this is only a misunderstanding and comes from the fact that earwigs are nocturnal and like dark crevices.
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