Seashore earwig facts for kids
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| Anisolabis littorea with eggs | |
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Forficulina
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Anisolabididae
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Anisolabidinae
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Anisolabis
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A. littorea
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| Anisolabis littorea (White, 1846)
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The seashore earwig (Anisolabis littorea) is a species of earwig in the family Anisolabididae. It is native to eastern Australia and New Zealand. Similar both ecologically and taxonomically to the maritime earwig, this species is commonly found on beaches under stones and debris. It is a carnivore, feeding on millipedes, flies, and isopods such as woodlice. Like most other earwigs, the females care for their young during development, and the larva go through five instars before becoming adults. The species also has a negative phototaxis, meaning that it tends to move away from a light source. The species was first described in 1846 by Adam White.
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