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Insect id

lemd · 2019-05-22 09:40:47

Hopefully I am putting this in the correct forum. I was back home in the west recently and decided to clear out the overgrown raised beds. Aside from the usual woodlice, earwigs and beetles I noticed a lot of the insects in the attached photo, some were white and others a brownish colour, all about 6mm long. I don't think…

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22-05-2019 10:40am

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lemd

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Hopefully I am putting this in the correct forum. I was back home in the west recently and decided to clear out the overgrown raised beds. Aside from the usual woodlice, earwigs and beetles I noticed a lot of the insects in the attached photo, some were white and others a brownish colour, all about 6mm long.
I don't think they are doing any harm just curious as to what they are. Hopefully someone can help me out.

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#2 22-05-2019 10:42am
ZiabR

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That is a young/juvenile Earwig.

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#3 22-05-2019 10:57am
lemd

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An earwig did come to mind at the time with the two tails but it didn't quite look right, I never thought they might just have been immature. Thanks.

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#4 22-05-2019 10:09pm
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while we're at it...

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