Female earwigs may be evolving exaggerated weaponry just like males. A study from Toho University found that female forceps, once assumed to be passive tools, show the same kind of outsized growth ...

They found that males have thick, short, and curved forceps, while females have thin, long, and straight ones—indicating clear sexual dimorphism. When they plotted body size against forceps ...

They found that males have thick, short, and curved forceps, while females have thin, long, and straight ones—indicating clear sexual dimorphism. When they plotted body size against forceps ...

A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males, suggesting that both ...

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New research has revealed that female earwigs may use their forceps as weapons when competing for mates, challenging previous assumptions that only males evolved these structures for combat.