Article Nº 3608 Insect, spider or other land arthropod Vol. III · p. 631
Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
Original title: Tesoura (Forficula auricularia)
The earwig (Forficula auricularia), an insect of damp garden places, named 'tesoura' (scissors) after its pincer-like rear appendages.
An orthopteran insect that lives in gardens, especially in damp places. Its name comes from two small appendages resembling pincers or scissors (tesoura) at the lower end of its body.