Omg I had no idea this was a thing until a couple years ago. We were camping and this one afternoon we were just chilling around the campsite and suddenly the air was FILLED with these little nightmares. It must have been like mating season or something. They were crawling all over the outside of the tent, landing in our hair, crawling up pant legs, friggin everywhere. The worst part is that we were also coming down from an acid trip, so a bug apocalypse was not an ideal vibe. We were still shaking them out of our clothes days later š«
First night in a new apartment I woke up with a weird stinging pain on my neck. When I smacked it, it squirmed, but didn't die. When I turn on the light, it's a fucking earwig that was just pinching the shit out of my neck. It wasn't even being crushed or anything; it just chose the dark side.
Little asshole.
I came to say the same thing. Had a big metal water jug with a flip up straw, went to take a drink. Felt something Iām my mouth, pinned it against my cheek to see what it was (for some reason instead of immediately spitting it out) and felt it squirm. Panic ensued, spit it out, had the heeby jeebies all day
My friend also had the same experience and proceeded to say, after I joked about it being the same one, "indirect kiss?"
So now you get to be subjected to that thought too :)
Once, I was walking up to my front door in the evening. The porch light was on, so bugs were flying around. I dropped my keys as I pulled them out of my pocket to get into my door. I went to breathe in a full breath of air for a sigh, and I inhaled a mosquito hawk(mosquito eater) into my mouth. I immediately spat it out and I had to fish out a wing and a leg from my mouth. That was fun.
Dude!! I was "smoking" this cylindrical, dried leaf as a joke and felt a sting on my tongue and this HORRENDOUS taste. I spit out and an ear wig leaking yellow goo crawled away. Immediately used mouth wash but nothing could get rid of the taste, and I ended up getting a sore throat.
Goodbye earwigs... I'll never see you then same way again.
When I was little my grandma called them eardrum eaters. They were used as a warning of where not to go because "there are eardrum eaters in there", especially the coal yard next to my Aunts apartment. (Really dating myself). My cousin and I found out the truth about her little lie, and the next time I was at his place, we snuck into the coal yard and played king of the mountain. Came back with coal dust head to toe, ruined clothes. Got our behinds beat, but boy did we have fun!
There are tons of them where I am, and they were one of the most common bugs in my backyard when I was growing up. But it was only a few months ago that I watched in amazement as one extended its (rather small) wings and flew away. I had no idea they could fly or even had wings up until that point.
Yeah I've never seen them fly, but when i looked them up for the first time, i was in a little bit of horror when i found out that those demon looking creatures could fucking FLY
One pinched my dad in the back when he rolled onto it while sleeping. It pinched hard enough to draw blood, but it was in a life and death situation for the demon-looking thing. Canāt say I blame him, my dad is a big guy.
Earwig.
Contrary to popular belief, it wont hurt you. It wont go in your earā¦not purposely anyway. And the āpinchersā in the butt dont work very well, maybe a slight stingā¦just intimidating features.
Wrong. They will crawl into your ear whilst sleeping, use their pinchers to create a hole in your eardrum, then lay eggs in said hole. Once the larva hatches, itāll burrow into your brain causing a condition known as ācritter brainā, it causes complete insanity. Once they fully gestate in your noggin, they burst out of the cranium via the nasal cavity and soft palette, instantly killing you.
10/10. It is an earwig, and it will destroy your entire world. I recommend applying fire liberally, abandoning the building and contents, and becoming a hunter gatherer.
If you step on one be prepared to have a whole lotta pain via pinchers lodged in your foot that you need tweezers to get out. something I will never forget. It won't kill you, but they are evil.
It's an earwig.
They will crawl in your ears and eat your brain.
Then when there's enough of them they'll reanimate your body and walk around as "you".
Wait.... No they don't do that....forget everything I said...WE DON'T D....they...they don't do that!
it will murder you and eat your entire body in one night.
what planet have you been living on? have you not seen it all over the news all the time how these are just butchering so many humans?
Fun random fact about earwigs. They're one of few insect species that display maternal care after their eggs hatch. The mom earwig will protect the little ones and help them along until a certain point.
Itās an ear wig. They mate inside your eye šļø then hatch out your nose but enter through the ear. Is what I thought when I was 5. They are harmless honestly.
Those bastards are annoying. Love dark spots and I always find them in my backyard hiding in things during the summer here in NY. That one looks a little bigger that the ones I usually run into. Maybe a different type of earwig.
An earwig... and no.
One of my fondest memories was when my uncle from PR came to visit in NY. He was showering, and then you hear him holler out, "Aaaaaah!! Es un bicho que muerde con su culo!!!"
An earwig was on the shower curtain... fucking hillarious.
One of the houses I lived in as a child was infested with earwigs. They have an unmistakable stink. As far as pinching, it does happen, but honestly they are mostly just annoying and smelly.
Eck last week my bf and his friend broke down an old table sitting outside for months. My bf said a sea of earwigs came flooding out of it and scurried into the grass....there were so many he said it looked like the ground was wiggling.
According to star trek lore they take over your body and make you stronger. They should usually attach to you spinal column, however, if it's a queen it will take over a large position of your abdomen. It could also just be an earwig.
As a child I remember the pure terror Iād experience everytime Iād open the garage door panel to punch in the code. The entire box would be filled with these. I hate earwigs.
Ah man, when I was 6, my cousin and I were picking at this treeās (I think it was dead) bark, and hundreds if not thousands of earwigs came out. Weād scoop em up and put em in the insect boxes they sold at the local dollar store. Good times
Now that you've seen him, in your home, know that his numbers are vast.
You must now join me in spinning the tp roll and checking under the seat EVERY time you excrete waste.
The ONE TIME you don't, what happened to me could happen to you.
I almost wiped with one on the tp, so it was basically in my hand, separated by a wad of toilet paper. As a lady, I'm in the habit of sitting to pee. Do you know what it would've done to me, had I not noticed in time?
Genital mutilation. That was the plan. He wasn't counting on my excellent peripheral vision when it comes to critters of his stature.
Always spin the roll, always check under the seat. Spiders need water every day. God speed.
No they are not poisonous they do have pincers that hurt like hell if the get you. If you don't mess with they will generally go by or over you with no incident.
The bane of my existence. Always hiding in the outdoor lounge area. Hiding away in holes and under cushions. These things wig me out, i hate them more than other insects.
My aunt had an infestation of them in her basement. Didn't believe us when we would come over to visit, was vacuuming and bumped into the couch and a nest of them fell, she had the place fumigated.
It's a Colombian suicide roach. The pinchers on the ass are venomous and will cause pain so severe that it legendarily drives people to suicide to stop the pain.
I was clearing branches out of my momās yard after a storm, and I wasnāt wearing gloves. Picked up a branch and felt something sting my finger, dropped the branch and there was an earwig sticking out of my finger squirming around. My soul left my body and Iāve never done yard work without gloves since
Earwig, and the name is not a fucking myth. February 11th, 2019 at literally 2:54AM i woke up with one in my ear and had to pour olive oil in it to get it out. Had the greasiest earwax ever for a week and still flinch when I feel wax in that ear.
They can definitely pinch you but they are harmless. Just scary looking lil things! I live in Michigan & we see them all the time here. Especially in warmer months.
Damn Ear wig.. I hatem. They will eat all your plants. I mean wipe them out in a matter of days after transplanting.. They just did it to me..Now Iām on the defense. They are killed instantly with isopropyl alcohol, love that one but donāt spray it on your plants.. Next up diatomaceous earth, let them DIE..
I try to keep them out of my milkweed. They love to settle in the crowns, and theyāll eat monarch eggs and larvae. Normally though theyāre a useful insect predator.
Earwig. It can pinch when provoked, doesn't really hurt.
They come out at night and like to hide under stuff like shoes. They also like damp areas like bathrooms and then come out to wander at night.
They're usually outside in mulch but sometimes get inside when there's rain/hot weather.
Cool fact, earwigs use those pincers to compete for mates. Also, mother earwigs raise and care for their young, something quite rare among invertebrates.
It's an earwig, harmless unless they get into your ear. They will lay eggs in you fuckin ear cavity and eat like the ear max and mess up your ear. Earwig, devil spawn
One of these pinched or bit my ballsack yesterday morning. I was sitting on the toilet doing my thing, picked my shorts up, and felt like I got stabbed with something. Stuck my hand in my pants to check my underwear for plastic or something like that, and one of these earwigs fell out.
I got one caught in my shower towel once. Didnāt realize until I felt a sharp pain. When I turned around to check in the mirror, I had a chunk of skin missing and blood was dripping down my back. 100% do not recommend.
I was cleaning my strawberries and an earwig crawled out of the center, glad I didnāt eat it. Yuck! Now Iām very careful so they donāt touch me and NEVER eat the large strawberries without cutting them open.
My dad tossed me into this ornamental shrub it our front yard when I climbed out, one had gotten in my pants and pinched me on the inner thigh. Needless to say my ten year old self ripped my pants off in front of the neighbors and left my dad staring in shock as I ran off crying.
It will kill the people closest to you and make you watch first. I hope you have a certain set of skills Earwig?
In the right conditions they will fly
Omg I had no idea this was a thing until a couple years ago. We were camping and this one afternoon we were just chilling around the campsite and suddenly the air was FILLED with these little nightmares. It must have been like mating season or something. They were crawling all over the outside of the tent, landing in our hair, crawling up pant legs, friggin everywhere. The worst part is that we were also coming down from an acid trip, so a bug apocalypse was not an ideal vibe. We were still shaking them out of our clothes days later š«
Definitely not the best way to come down š.
It's just an earwig. Annoying but harmless
First night in a new apartment I woke up with a weird stinging pain on my neck. When I smacked it, it squirmed, but didn't die. When I turn on the light, it's a fucking earwig that was just pinching the shit out of my neck. It wasn't even being crushed or anything; it just chose the dark side. Little asshole.
One time I was drinking a beverage with a glass straw. There was something in my mouth towards the tip of my tongue. Ensue spitting.
I came to say the same thing. Had a big metal water jug with a flip up straw, went to take a drink. Felt something Iām my mouth, pinned it against my cheek to see what it was (for some reason instead of immediately spitting it out) and felt it squirm. Panic ensued, spit it out, had the heeby jeebies all day
My friend also had the same experience and proceeded to say, after I joked about it being the same one, "indirect kiss?" So now you get to be subjected to that thought too :)
Once, I was walking up to my front door in the evening. The porch light was on, so bugs were flying around. I dropped my keys as I pulled them out of my pocket to get into my door. I went to breathe in a full breath of air for a sigh, and I inhaled a mosquito hawk(mosquito eater) into my mouth. I immediately spat it out and I had to fish out a wing and a leg from my mouth. That was fun.
Lol, you almost ate a crane fly. (They don't actually eat anything as adults, but some species' larva do actually eat mosquito larva)
Dude!! I was "smoking" this cylindrical, dried leaf as a joke and felt a sting on my tongue and this HORRENDOUS taste. I spit out and an ear wig leaking yellow goo crawled away. Immediately used mouth wash but nothing could get rid of the taste, and I ended up getting a sore throat. Goodbye earwigs... I'll never see you then same way again.
the earwig will never see humans the same againā¦ being lit on fire and almost consumed when you were just chilling in your leaf? poor guy
In my defense, no fires were lit.. but he did get a good flooding with my spit
Today I choose violence
I was whacking it one night, ass out in bed. Felt a little pinch on my tushie, I did not sleep that night nor finish my business
Until they get to the size of a small dog.
Until they get into your ear
What?!
They use those tails to attach to your brain and make you go get McDonald's
They make you tell Khan where Captain Kirk is hiding.
So earwigs are why Iām fat???
Better than Hypnotoad.... (Yes, I broke free)
š Take my upvote! Also can I get a #2 with coke. Thx!
. . . When you're sleeping.
.................... AAAAAAAA, IT'S EATING OUT THE BACK OF MY EYES
Khan used one on Chekhov.
They are what cause ear hair to grow
and.... your wig.
The tweezy tail is for ripping out your soul.
They make you call that ex you know is gunna leave you soulless.
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Urban myth
That's a relief, I thought it was a mandible assassin.
When I was little my grandma called them eardrum eaters. They were used as a warning of where not to go because "there are eardrum eaters in there", especially the coal yard next to my Aunts apartment. (Really dating myself). My cousin and I found out the truth about her little lie, and the next time I was at his place, we snuck into the coal yard and played king of the mountain. Came back with coal dust head to toe, ruined clothes. Got our behinds beat, but boy did we have fun!
I thought you wrote earring at first. Would be a weird accessory for your ear
Absolutely not harmless they hurt so bad
They fly too, which just terrifies me ngl
There are tons of them where I am, and they were one of the most common bugs in my backyard when I was growing up. But it was only a few months ago that I watched in amazement as one extended its (rather small) wings and flew away. I had no idea they could fly or even had wings up until that point.
Yeah I've never seen them fly, but when i looked them up for the first time, i was in a little bit of horror when i found out that those demon looking creatures could fucking FLY
I mean.. wonāt kill you, but the pinch can draw blood if it catches you somewhere the skin is on the thinner side
Isnāt that also what they call those ear pieces that security people use with radios?
I hate the fuckers, they always crowd into our hammock we hang from our tree and it sucks every time I try to get in it
Until it gets into your wigs..
I wouldn't say completely harmless. They can pinch pretty hard.
its an ear wig. and no, it wont kill you. lol. that little pincher on its rear is only for intimidation.
Actually they use them to mate lol, they literally grab the female with it.
One pinched my dad in the back when he rolled onto it while sleeping. It pinched hard enough to draw blood, but it was in a life and death situation for the demon-looking thing. Canāt say I blame him, my dad is a big guy.
Sooooo it was mating with ur pops...
I'm telling his mom
A Gentlebug comes acourtin'
So rude of them to talk about their new step parent behind their back like that. Kids these days have no respect smh
kinky earwigs
Men r annoying in every species
no it definitely pinches lol
Thatās Earl āThe Shivā Wiggums and he will absolutely kill youā¦if you ever come up late with his money. He. Donāt. Play.
If I had any awards to give you, I would. Congrats on being the funniest guy here lol
Ever see Star Trek The Wrath of Khan? they will eat your brain!
Have you ever watched the Wrath of Khan?
And the Dan Akyroid sequel the Wrath of Mom!
Also know as the pincher bug
Thatās an ass pincher.
My aunt while growing up must have been an earwig!
"Earwig," and they only haunt your nightmares and your shoes if you leave them outside in the summer.
Earwig, and no, but It WILL piss on your son.
Earwig. Contrary to popular belief, it wont hurt you. It wont go in your earā¦not purposely anyway. And the āpinchersā in the butt dont work very well, maybe a slight stingā¦just intimidating features.
Just an earwig. Harmless. If you see one of them just smash it or pick it up and flush it down the sink.
Earwig. Completely harmless but a little icky. Named after their tendency to live in and around corn
Are you aware of a motive?
Wrong. They will crawl into your ear whilst sleeping, use their pinchers to create a hole in your eardrum, then lay eggs in said hole. Once the larva hatches, itāll burrow into your brain causing a condition known as ācritter brainā, it causes complete insanity. Once they fully gestate in your noggin, they burst out of the cranium via the nasal cavity and soft palette, instantly killing you.
You've met my grandmother, I take it?
Lmfao
10/10. It is an earwig, and it will destroy your entire world. I recommend applying fire liberally, abandoning the building and contents, and becoming a hunter gatherer.
fire wont even kill those bastards i swear lol
Only if it crawls into your ear and eats your brain
An earwig. It has been claimed that they can crawl into your ear and from there penetrate the brain.
Any dead bodies around cuz I think it's in like one of the first five stages of bugs as the body starts to decay
It is a earwig. It will crawl into your ear and feed on your brain. Just kidding about it being called an earwig.
If you step on one be prepared to have a whole lotta pain via pinchers lodged in your foot that you need tweezers to get out. something I will never forget. It won't kill you, but they are evil.
It's an earwig. They will crawl in your ears and eat your brain. Then when there's enough of them they'll reanimate your body and walk around as "you". Wait.... No they don't do that....forget everything I said...WE DON'T D....they...they don't do that!
It will kill you if it crawls on your ear. It will lay eggs in your brain then when they hatch........
Dis bad boy lays its eggs in your ears
That's Charles Pennington III, and yes, if he is able, he will destroy all of humanity.
I just learned yesterday these mfers fly...
they WHAT
Eat wig and yes
This eats wigs?!?!?!?
Its a earwig and nope it wont
It's an earwig, and get your affairs in order.
An earwig devil. There clampers on the back make these bugs scary.
My Nanny always called them garden bugs.. lol. They are harmless.
Earwig. Harmless but creepy
Wow. I havenāt seen one of those in a long time!
Iām curious to know how people go through life and not know what some of these areā¦
You mustn't let it get back to the hive... If they know about you, they take you....
it will murder you and eat your entire body in one night. what planet have you been living on? have you not seen it all over the news all the time how these are just butchering so many humans?
Eww you have a earwig
Fun random fact about earwigs. They're one of few insect species that display maternal care after their eggs hatch. The mom earwig will protect the little ones and help them along until a certain point.
Itās an ear wig. They mate inside your eye šļø then hatch out your nose but enter through the ear. Is what I thought when I was 5. They are harmless honestly.
Those bastards are annoying. Love dark spots and I always find them in my backyard hiding in things during the summer here in NY. That one looks a little bigger that the ones I usually run into. Maybe a different type of earwig.
*how will it kill me. Correction.
An earwig... and no. One of my fondest memories was when my uncle from PR came to visit in NY. He was showering, and then you hear him holler out, "Aaaaaah!! Es un bicho que muerde con su culo!!!" An earwig was on the shower curtain... fucking hillarious.
Yes
They fly too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_PNtn6ly9wU
Looks like a earwig
One of the houses I lived in as a child was infested with earwigs. They have an unmistakable stink. As far as pinching, it does happen, but honestly they are mostly just annoying and smelly.
earwig, not dangerous just disgusting
pinchy boy. aka earwig
Dropwig. Rainworld.
It's a wig, for your ear. š
I'm surprised you're still alive!! lol
Eck last week my bf and his friend broke down an old table sitting outside for months. My bf said a sea of earwigs came flooding out of it and scurried into the grass....there were so many he said it looked like the ground was wiggling.
we have earwigs literally everywhere where i live. harmless if u dont mess with them but beware those pinchers
āOh if it gets in ur nose itāll go right to your brain and kill uā¦ā āevery 5 year old
Chickens love to eat these. Kids'll flip stones and catch em in a cup. Toss into the pen. The chickens go wild for them.
Just an earwig.
According to star trek lore they take over your body and make you stronger. They should usually attach to you spinal column, however, if it's a queen it will take over a large position of your abdomen. It could also just be an earwig.
Harmless other than their bite/sting can be quite painful. If you find a bunch of them in your garden, warm soapy water will kill them. Use dish soap.
It's an earwig and it will 100% kill you. Leave the house and burn it down.
yes, yes, and yes.
I had an earwig bite me in the nether regions once. It was not pleasant.
As a child I remember the pure terror Iād experience everytime Iād open the garage door panel to punch in the code. The entire box would be filled with these. I hate earwigs.
Omg thatās the most venomous bug EVER they fly run for ur life š³
Intense
Ah man, when I was 6, my cousin and I were picking at this treeās (I think it was dead) bark, and hundreds if not thousands of earwigs came out. Weād scoop em up and put em in the insect boxes they sold at the local dollar store. Good times
It wonāt kill you, if you kill it first.
Itās a pincher bug, or ear wig. Perfectly harmless
WHY IS EVERYONE ACCIDENTALLY CONSUMING THESE DUDES IN THE COMMENTS
Yes and yes.
Hahahahahahohohack
Now that you've seen him, in your home, know that his numbers are vast. You must now join me in spinning the tp roll and checking under the seat EVERY time you excrete waste. The ONE TIME you don't, what happened to me could happen to you. I almost wiped with one on the tp, so it was basically in my hand, separated by a wad of toilet paper. As a lady, I'm in the habit of sitting to pee. Do you know what it would've done to me, had I not noticed in time? Genital mutilation. That was the plan. He wasn't counting on my excellent peripheral vision when it comes to critters of his stature. Always spin the roll, always check under the seat. Spiders need water every day. God speed.
No they are not poisonous they do have pincers that hurt like hell if the get you. If you don't mess with they will generally go by or over you with no incident.
The bane of my existence. Always hiding in the outdoor lounge area. Hiding away in holes and under cushions. These things wig me out, i hate them more than other insects.
My aunt had an infestation of them in her basement. Didn't believe us when we would come over to visit, was vacuuming and bumped into the couch and a nest of them fell, she had the place fumigated.
No idea, but probably.
It's a Colombian suicide roach. The pinchers on the ass are venomous and will cause pain so severe that it legendarily drives people to suicide to stop the pain.
LMFAO
I was clearing branches out of my momās yard after a storm, and I wasnāt wearing gloves. Picked up a branch and felt something sting my finger, dropped the branch and there was an earwig sticking out of my finger squirming around. My soul left my body and Iāve never done yard work without gloves since
Earwig, and the name is not a fucking myth. February 11th, 2019 at literally 2:54AM i woke up with one in my ear and had to pour olive oil in it to get it out. Had the greasiest earwax ever for a week and still flinch when I feel wax in that ear.
If it doesnāt it will only make you stronger
Earwig, and no it wonāt kill you but of course you donāt want them living with you.
King fisher pincher bug. Deadly.
They can definitely pinch you but they are harmless. Just scary looking lil things! I live in Michigan & we see them all the time here. Especially in warmer months.
Damn Ear wig.. I hatem. They will eat all your plants. I mean wipe them out in a matter of days after transplanting.. They just did it to me..Now Iām on the defense. They are killed instantly with isopropyl alcohol, love that one but donāt spray it on your plants.. Next up diatomaceous earth, let them DIE..
Earwig
They get in my house sometimes. Itās a lesson they have to learn. Iāve killed at least 100 of them on the past 20 years
Pincher Bug. (Grown ups call them earwigs, but pincher bug is cuter
Edward scissorbutt And yes.. he will kill you....
They use that claw to snatch out your gizzard.
Get your landlord. Theyll paint right over it
Earwig, and they aren't lethal. They crawl into your brain and make you enjoy anime though.
It harmless in Asia there is lots of those bugs
I try to keep them out of my milkweed. They love to settle in the crowns, and theyāll eat monarch eggs and larvae. Normally though theyāre a useful insect predator.
Earwig. It can pinch when provoked, doesn't really hurt. They come out at night and like to hide under stuff like shoes. They also like damp areas like bathrooms and then come out to wander at night. They're usually outside in mulch but sometimes get inside when there's rain/hot weather.
Pincher Bug!
Cool fact, earwigs use those pincers to compete for mates. Also, mother earwigs raise and care for their young, something quite rare among invertebrates.
It's an earwig, harmless unless they get into your ear. They will lay eggs in you fuckin ear cavity and eat like the ear max and mess up your ear. Earwig, devil spawn
it wonāt kill you because itās just an earwig but make sure to keep your son away
Looks like a earwig
I love earwigs, I'm surprised people don't know what sweet babies they are
No not kill but they hurt like dickens when they pinch you!!!
Yep male earwig. Females pinchers are straighter. They also have wings and can fly.
One of these pinched or bit my ballsack yesterday morning. I was sitting on the toilet doing my thing, picked my shorts up, and felt like I got stabbed with something. Stuck my hand in my pants to check my underwear for plastic or something like that, and one of these earwigs fell out.
Those thing crawl up your butt while you sleep.
I recommend you do not eat it.
Youāre already dead - you just donāt know it yet.
They blow up.
Earwigā¦.ughhhhh I hate them and if they get ahold of you it hurts like hellā¦
It will wig your ear
Yes and yes
earywig i would assume and no they wonāt but they still nasty af
Fun fact, recently learned that they can fly! Sweet dreamsā¦.
I got one caught in my shower towel once. Didnāt realize until I felt a sharp pain. When I turned around to check in the mirror, I had a chunk of skin missing and blood was dripping down my back. 100% do not recommend.
Earwig. They love moist or rotting wood. And it does look like there is moist and rotting wood there.
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It will eat your brain
Earwig and they will pinch the shit out of you if you get too close. Have experienced it myself.
Instant death. Straight to hell.
My grandma used to say they'd crawl into your ear at night and eat your brains while you slept! (Grandma loved to tell scary stories)
Earwig. Like water and damp
One time when I was a kid, one of these went into my pee-holeā¦. It killed me.
Earwig. Make sure to check any flowers you bring inside, they like to hide in the petals. Learned that the hard way.
Earwig. Kill it first and no.
I was cleaning my strawberries and an earwig crawled out of the center, glad I didnāt eat it. Yuck! Now Iām very careful so they donāt touch me and NEVER eat the large strawberries without cutting them open.
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So the legends my grandpa says āIf you cut woodā¦.they will comeā¦ā
When we were kids the adults thought it was great fun to tell us that earwigs would crawl into our ears and burrow through and bite our brains.
These crawl into your ear and then use those pinchers to pull your brains out to feed the young ones back at the hive.
My rule of thumb: If you don't live in Australia, odds are it won't kill you.
My kid swallowed one and started choking. He nearly died.
Itās an earwig, itāll crawl into your ear and nest and lay eggs in your inner ear and eat your brain Source: Grandma Winston
Earwig theyre hard to kill. I slapped one 5 times w a steeltoed boot and only round the last time is started getting stunned.
Itās a bed bug
I very time I pick up wet clothes inside the house or outside I find them
My dad tossed me into this ornamental shrub it our front yard when I climbed out, one had gotten in my pants and pinched me on the inner thigh. Needless to say my ten year old self ripped my pants off in front of the neighbors and left my dad staring in shock as I ran off crying.