Earwig

Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera, a comparatively small order of about 2,000 species grouped into 12 families. They are recognized by cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincers projecting from the abdomen, and by membranous hindwings folded away beneath short, rarely used forewings, a feature reflected in the order's scientific name, meaning skin wings. A few earwig groups are instead tiny parasites of mammals and lack the typical pincers. Earwigs occur on every continent except Antarctica.