The family of insects that includes earwigs, characterized by their distinctive pincers and elongated bodies.
Scientific Latin family name derived from 'forficula' with the standard taxonomic family suffix '-idae', following binomial nomenclature conventions.
Forficulidae has over 2,000 species worldwide, but most people only know the common earwig—the family includes some tropical giants and specialized cave-dwelling species!
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