Depending on who you read, it either comes from a myth of central European or Old English origins where earwigs “crawl into the ears of sleeping persons,” and from there, the brain ...

Earwigs are capable of climbing in your ear. However, the myth that they can either live there or feed on your brain is unfounded. Earwigs don’t feed on the human brain or lay eggs in your ear ...

Oldest arthropod urban legend: the brain-boring earwig The common name of the "earwig," entomologically a member of the order Dermaptera, derives from the Old English "ear wicga," which, roughly ...

"There is a superstition that earwigs burrow into the ears of people while they sleep," says Restuccia. "This is a myth and has no scientific basis." Do earwigs go in your ear? No, earwigs do not ...

In her third tough-to-classify feature, Lucile Hadzihalilovic presents an original but patience-testing puzzle about a girl with frozen teeth and the gaunt man tasked with raising her. From its ...

Despite the fierce look of their pincers, earwigs are not insects bent on destruction. They are hungry, but despite their name, they won’t feast on your hair or your ears like other invasive pests.

And while the pincers don't pack much pinching punch on people, Thompson said earwigs use them grab food and defend themselves against other insects. Lay eggs in your ear? That's not a thing Not ...

It is possible the name “earwig” comes from their ear-shaped hind wing, which is so intricately folded it has been studied for engineering solutions from self folding tents to space flight.