Elementary entomology ([c1912]) Elementary entomology elementaryentomo00sand Year: [c1912] 88 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY being from one fourth to one half an inch long. The wing-covers are short and thick like those of some beetles, and at the tip of the abdomen is a pair of strong, forceplike appendages. Earwigs FIG. 112. An earwig (Forficula taeniata). (Enlarged) i, male; 2, female; 3, wing showing fanlike folds and joints where the tip is folded on the base are rare in the United States, except in the South, and are not injurious. The common name 'earwig' arises from an old super- stition th
Elementary entomology ([c1912]) Elementary entomology elementaryentomo00sand Year: [c1912] 88 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY being from one fourth to one half an inch long. The wing-covers are short and thick like those of some beetles, and at the tip of the abdomen is a pair of strong, forceplike appendages. Earwigs FIG. 112. An earwig (Forficula taeniata). (Enlarged) i, male; 2, female; 3, wing showing fanlike folds and joints where the tip is folded on the base are rare in the United States, except in the South, and are not injurious. The common name 'earwig' arises from an old super- stition that they crawl into the ears of sleepers and kill them. In the South they often fly into lights, and in Europe and subtropical countries they sometimes become injurious.
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