Some Habits of Earwigs.*
- 1 December 1924
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 17 (4) , 357-367
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/17.4.357
Abstract
The presence of an earwig arouses in the average man and more so in the average woman, a strong feeling of disgust, possibly suggested by its sleek, sinuous body and by its secretive and nocturnal habits. At any rate, the feeling is almost universal and seemingly instinctive. Yet earwigs inflict no personal injury upon man, contrary to popular imagination and ancient superstition. A study of their habits reveals many qualities which are usually regarded by man as virtues, and still others which, if not so classified, are at least humanly interesting.Keywords
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