Talk:Forficula auricularia

Not totally harmless.....

I am at a cottage on Cape Cod where I stay every summer. Although earwigs are very common here, this season they are so much more plentiful than in any of my 15 previous years. (There have been heavy rains this season; perhaps that's the cause.) Everywhere I look, there are earwigs. Every time I pick or move something inside the cottage, day or night, earwigs scurry away. And now twice, something that has never happened to me before, has happened: I've been bitten (or pinched?) by them. They both left a flat, red spot about 1/4-3/16" in diameter that remained tender for about three days. It was more painful than a mosquito bite (also plentiful this season), so much so that I jumped involuntarily while saying Ouch! aloud. I don't know how the one ended up on my chest, but the other fell from the rafter overhead onto my arm, jaws gnashing. So, they are not as harmless as you imply. A section on controlling them would be helpful. Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 03:41, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

My Great Grandmother was bitten by one as a child, after being told to hold it because, "They don't bite." Well, they do. She said it was very painful. She passed on many years ago, or I would get her to post a statement first hand. Whoever says they don't bite has not spent any time in close proximity to them. One thing that annoyed me about this wiki entry is the lack of info about their lifespans. Maybe I missed it, and if so someone please point it out to me, but I read the article twice and didn't see anything on life span. If it isn't listed could someone please do so? 108.180.9.141 (talk) 21:59, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

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Wiki Education assignment: Behavioral Ecology 2024

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 25 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Geluck.t (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Heater4 (talk) 21:09, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

I first made sure plurality was consistent in the “Morphology” section. I then fixed some confusing and unclear wording theoughout the entry, and particularly in the aggregation section. I also created a “Pheromones” subsection under the “Aggregation” section and paired it with the relevant information, as this information discusses the mechanisms behind the pheromones involved in aggregation, rather than the aggregating itself. Croujay (talk) 03:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

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128.252.48.60 (talk) 03:09, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Behavioral Ecology 2024

I added some more details and information about the common earwig beetle with a particular focus on behavior. I added sections on courtship, copulation, maternal care, life cycle, selfishness vs altruism, aggregation, and copography. I added additional information to the agricultural impact section, and I added some more images as well. I hope to provide an interesting and comprehensive overview of the common earwig beetle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geluck.t (talk • contribs) 21:49, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Edits

I edited grammar by adding commas and changing sentence structure. I added a description to words that seemed too scientific by either hyperlinking a Wikipedia article or describing the word. I moved information about sexual dimorphism presented in the 'Morphology' paragraph to the 'Copulation' paragraph. The information about sexual dimorphism seemed to fit better to the reproductive behavior of the beetle. It was also a repeat of information. Add 'Human Interaction' sub-paragraph.  

L.marcoymarquez (talk) 22:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Peer Review

I thought the article was well written with a wide variety of thorough sections. I made some edits throughout to sentence structure for conciseness, clarity, and grammar. I also fixed some spelling mistakes. I made species names consistent throughout by writing all of them out instead of alternating between abbreviated and unabbreviated forms. I added some links to technical terms. I also removed inclusions that suggested persuasive tone or subjective descriptions. I also broke some larger paragraphs apart. Owen Guo (talk) 04:15, 22 March 2024 (UTC)