Earwigs - not just a old wive's tale!

boogle

Now we've all been swept along in the spider-related craziness of the past couple of days, and I dismissed earwig horror stories as nonsense. (Though I have always had a problem with the ass-claws) But look at this, could it be real?



Full article http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/insects/entry/surprise_earwig_report

Fajitas!

Eugh. I had to f*cking click, didn't I.

Earwigs are right little dickheads.

karlog

Great now i have to wear earplugs for earwigs as well as a muzzle to keep the spiders out.

Michellenman

There is no fucking hope I'm clicking either of those links.

galwayrush

Fajitas! wrote: »

Eugh. I had to f*cking click, didn't I.

Earwigs are right little dickheads.

Thank you for posting your reaction, now i don't have to look:)

admiralofthefleet

Michellenman wrote: »

There is no fucking hope I'm clicking either of those links.

i just did, believe me, dont click

The Big Red Button

*Sticks fingers in ears* (aptly enough!)

"Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala..."

Adamcp898

You are aware that article was posted on April 1st as a pisstake yes?

boogle

Ah go on go on go on go on go on go on.
I put cocaine in it

raah!

I didn't click the links, but i heard once that the "ear" in their name is to do with latin for tail or something. Not actual ears.

boogle

Adamcp898 wrote: »

You are aware that article was posted on April 1st as a pisstake yes?

Yeah yeah, c'mon go with it... it's nearly bedtime :pac:

Fajitas!

raah! wrote: »

I didn't click the links, but i heard once that the "ear" in their name is to do with latin for tail or something. Not actual ears.

But but but... wikipedia said they like warm dark places.

Fajitas!

Adamcp898 wrote: »

You are aware that article was posted on April 1st as a pisstake yes?

I don't care. They're still little f*cking dickheads.

Do not want.

Retr0gamer

Well done with the late april fools :rolleyes:

Jesus Juice

Fajitas! wrote: »

But but but... wikipedia said they like warm dark places.

They werent talking about....Ears:eek:

nice1franko

biggest earwigs i ever seen. either that or the its a childs head.

hope its a child.. god forbid earwigs that big.

bigeasyeah

The males can jump.

Fajitas!

They have wings too.

mink_man

how big is that fellas head!?

*giggles*

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww, absolutely cannot stand the b*****ds. Left a cup of orange juice outside one really good summer. Came back to it after a week and there was about 40 earwigs in the thing:eek:

sdanseo

The pics are perfectly fine...very small thumbnail of a real earwig.

DoireNod

Haha, nice April Fools.

Even the name 'G.Fälschung' sets alarm bells ringing: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=wlqAU.&search=F%E4lschung

Abi

boogle wrote: »

Now we've all been swept along in the spider-related craziness of the past couple of days, and I dismissed earwig horror stories as nonsense. (Though I have always had a problem with the ass-claws) But look at this, could it be real?



Full article http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/insects/entry/surprise_earwig_report

Thats not a knoife... this is a knoife.

Lol @ ass-claws though. They'd be damn handy in the event of surprise buttsecks.

waitinforatrain

Ahem... note the date on the article!!!

Long Onion

I hate earwigs too, but not as muach as thier lesser known but much more unpleasant relative, the much hated "Jap's Eyewig" rumour has it that Attenborough will never discuss his experiences.

P.S. I love saying that the most dangerous insect in the world is in fact the "Hepatitis Bee"

waitinforatrain

*giggles* wrote: »

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww, absolutely cannot stand the b*****ds. Left a cup of orange juice outside one really good summer. Came back to it after a week and there was about 40 earwigs in the thing:eek:

... you brought it on yourself.

Sleipnir

waitinforatrain wrote: »

Ahem... note the date on the article!!!

not to mention the link to the news summary at ScienceDirect which actually links to Wiki's entry for April fool's day !

Latchy

I remember as a child having this terrible fear of having an earwig get inside my ear, only cos somebody told me they could .So I made sure I took cotton wool with me on any camping trips .It worked, little B'tads never got in;)

Poor Uncle Tom

bigeasyeah wrote: »

The males can jump.

They're not white so...

Poor Uncle Tom

I think you'd know if there were bugs in any of your head canals. Apart from the microscopic ones that everyone has.;)

Anyway, the pic/x-ray is a fake as the ear canal doesn't stretch that length and what is one of the guys/gals molars doing below the jaw?

Amalgam

Fajitas! wrote: »

But but but... wikipedia said they like warm dark places.

brb crapping earwigs

Orla K

I remember when I was small, on holiday my brother just started slapping the side of his head, of course everybody around avoided him and said things like 'poor child, how do the parents cope' when we got over to him he told us something had got in his ear, he was hitting the other side of his head so much that it fell out and yes it was an earwig. For the rest of the holiday everybody called him earwig too.

Local-womanizer

I had one in my kettle,the emotional trauma that causes is huge,now I have to check the water everytime I want tea.:mad:

Fecking baxtards:mad::mad:

Dave!

Maybe the OP isn't true, but this is: picked up the phone one day, a few years back, and an earwig came out of the ear part!!! :eek: I nearly sh*t. Probably just a coincidence (I don't think earwigs habitually wait to pounce out of phones), but nevertheless it was pretty unnerving

Banter Joe

boogle wrote: »

Now we've all been swept along in the spider-related craziness of the past couple of days, and I dismissed earwig horror stories as nonsense. (Though I have always had a problem with the ass-claws) But look at this, could it be real?

I clicked, and then had one of those involuntary shivers.

edit: just had another few. Didn't know the bastards could fly as well!

netwhizkid

So thats where the Startled Earwigs went then? Poor sods hopefully they can recover to grace croker again!

skywalker_208

I didnt click...
hate the little b@stards too!

mukki

it also links to the slug thing from start trek, and rick asleys never gonna give you up

Lone Stone

ow god i cant look at those links i have a earwig phobia