The earwig name comes from an old myth that these strange looking insects would climb into people’s ears where they would supposedly lay their eggs. Some people even believed that they would tunnel deep into people’s brains! It has been reported in recent years that earwigs have been found to indeed climb into the ears of humans. Scientists believe that they have done this as a means of escaping cold weather when they cannot reach their normal nesting grounds that are six feet underground when it is cold.
One of the strangest facts about the male earwig is that it has two penises, both of which are larger than the insect’s entire body. For some evolutionary reason, this insect is blessed with two of these organs, but it should be noted, that their penis does at times tend to snap off during the mating ritual.
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