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Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera.With about 2,000 species [1] in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short, rarely used forewings, hence the scientific order name, "skin wings".
A pseudoscorpion has eight legs with five to seven segments each; the number of fused segments is used to distinguish families and genera. They have two very long pedipalps with palpal chelae (pincers), which strongly resemble the pincers found on a scorpion.
The origin of the word "dobsonfly" is unclear. John Henry Comstock used the term in reference to these insects in his 1897 book Insect Life, [1] but did not explain it. He also mentioned that anglers used the word "hellgrammite" for the aquatic larvae they used as bait, but the origin of this term is also unknown.
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I liked this one best because the little insect with its furry body looks so funny from behind. Canon EOS 90D, 2.8/100mm Macro, ISO 400, tripod Image credits: GDT
All insects are poikilothermic, ... Images of the scarab in bone, ivory, stone, Egyptian faience, ... and forming pincers, which the animal closes when it is its ...
These insects tend to bite people’s heads, arms and legs, said Drake, because, as cattle pests, they go for hairy parts of the body. Protecting your head by wearing a hat is the most effective ...
Like the related orders Schizomida and Amblypygi, whip scorpions use only six legs for walking, with the first two legs serving as antennae-like sensory organs. All species also have very large scorpion-like pedipalps (pincers) but there is an additional large spine on each palpal