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They also showed that about 30% of the seeds excreted by woodlice and earwigs remained viable.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2024

A: Go out with your flashlight at night, and I can almost guarantee you that you’ll find earwigs are the culprits.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2022

The giant bee deserves to be here, with its comically large jawline, just like the everyday earwigs, crickets, and moths.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2022

I poked earwigs out of holes in the garden.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2017

‘You is hearing only thumping loud noises with those little earwigs of yours. But I am hearing all the secret whisperings of the world!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl