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Forficula auricularia
12-15 mm in length with a red-brown segmented abdomen, pale straw wing covers and brown thorax, and developed wings, large cerci (curved and flat on this one).
Introduced, suburban to fringe farmlands. This one was exposed after a very large log was moved in our back yard..
This one might be paler in parts from living in permanent darkness under a log?. An introduced pest in this country causing problems for suburban gardeners and particularly small market-gardens http://biosnaps.gaiaresources.com.au/BDR... http://australianmuseum.net.au/Earwigs
Spotted on Apr 11, 2012
Submitted on Apr 21, 2012
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