Summertime brings about a few different things: hot temperatures, rainy days, and creatures that can startle. One creepy summertime crawly you could be seeing is an earwig. Here's what to know if you ...

Q: I keep noticing these long, skinny black bugs around the house. I’m used to seeing the occasional spider, but I have no idea what these long black bugs are or how to get rid of them. What could ...

Appearance: Flat, elongated body with slender antennae and two prominent pincers at the tip of abdomen. The males' pincers are large and curved, whereas the females' are straight. Adult earwigs are ...

Few people are fond of earwigs, with their menacing abdominal pincers—whether they’re skittering across your floor, getting comfy in the folds of your camping tent, or minding their own business.

With springtime rains upon us in Oklahoma, your backyard might be becoming the perfect environment for the dreaded earwig. Here's what to know if you've seen these bugs in your yard, or if they've ...

The maritime earwig, a bumptious bug known to sometimes devour its own offspring, has the kind of personality only an entomologist can like. The cannibalistic creature has scary-looking pincers that ...

Earwigs, half-inch-long crawling creatures with fearsome-looking pincers on their tails, have invaded the Chicago area, forcing residents from the suburbs to Lake Shore Drive to send distress calls.

Pretty much everyone I know grew up with an unholy fear of earwigs. The evil-looking pincers on the insect's tail were said to deliver a sting worse than a bee. And the creature's long, slender body ...

A horrified diner had a nasty surprise when he went to take a bite of his sandwich - and found a huge insect on it. Dean Mclernon treated himself to the sandwich from his local Subway store in ...