Posted by <vicky on September 9, 2011, 1:01 pm
I just got pincered by an earwig. :-(
Never had that happen before, didn't realise they actually used them for
defence rather than attacking food.
Mind you, didn't hurt as much as most of the rose bites.
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Posted by MuddyMike on September 9, 2011, 1:50 pm
>I just got pincered by an earwig. :-(
> Never had that happen before, didn't realise they actually used them for
> defence rather than attacking food.
> Mind you, didn't hurt as much as most of the rose bites.
That must have been one of the marauding Fijian earwigs that are reputed to
have arrived in the UK. You must get straight off to your nearest A&E with a
Pacific diseases specialist for inoculation...
Mike
Posted by Jake on September 9, 2011, 2:11 pm
On Fri, 9 Sep 2011 18:50:19 +0100, "MuddyMike"
>>I just got pincered by an earwig. :-(
>> Never had that happen before, didn't realise they actually used them for
>> defence rather than attacking food.
>>
>> Mind you, didn't hurt as much as most of the rose bites.
>>
>That must have been one of the marauding Fijian earwigs that are reputed to
>have arrived in the UK. You must get straight off to your nearest A&E with a
>Pacific diseases specialist for inoculation...
>Mike
Or it might be a very rare Labidura Herculeana; if so most likely a
baby one. Not poisonous AFAIK and you can tell the difference between
it and the common garden type by its tendency to hold one of its front
legs against its chest.
Cheers
Jake
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Posted by <vicky on September 9, 2011, 4:11 pm
>>>I just got pincered by an earwig. :-(
>>That must have been one of the marauding Fijian earwigs that are reputed to
>>have arrived in the UK. You must get straight off to your nearest A&E with a
>>Pacific diseases specialist for inoculation...
> Or it might be a very rare Labidura Herculeana; if so most likely a
> baby one. Not poisonous AFAIK and you can tell the difference between
> it and the common garden type by its tendency to hold one of its front
> legs against its chest.
Given my newly-proclaimed Ditz status, I've come to the conclusion it must
have been a baby armadillo disguising itself as a reindeer.
Posted by Christina Websell on September 13, 2011, 4:58 pm
>I just got pincered by an earwig. :-(
> Never had that happen before, didn't realise they actually used them for
> defence rather than attacking food.
> Mind you, didn't hurt as much as most of the rose bites.
> --
As a matter of interest, do you know how to tell the difference between a
boy and girl earwig?
The boy's pincers are curved and the girl's ones are straight.
Earwigs are wonderful mothers too.
Do you like them any better now? ;-)
Tina
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> Never had that happen before, didn't realise they actually used them for
> defence rather than attacking food.
> Mind you, didn't hurt as much as most of the rose bites.