Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Sandy shorelines

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Uncommon

About

The shore earwig is a tan insect that lives in burrows along sandy coastlines. It uses its large, pincer-like cerci to capture prey and defend its underground tunnels.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Dermaptera

Family

Labiduridae

Genus

Labidura

Species

Labidura riparia