A genus of insects commonly known as earwigs, characterized by pincers at the rear of their bodies.
New Latin genus name derived from Latin 'forfex' (scissors), named descriptively for the scissors-like cerci of these insects.
Forficula auricularia, the common European earwig, spread worldwide on ships carrying crops—and despite the scary name, they're actually gentle creatures that eat garden pests!
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