Earwigs

Sometimes the most fascinating aspect of an organism is its name and the origins of that name. This holds true with the earwig. The moniker is derived from the belief that the slithery insects were capable of crawling into the ears of sleeping people and navigating the ear canal until reaching their destination, the brain. They were then believed to bore into the brain, not an ideal situation for the unsuspecting sleeper. It’s worth mentioning that no evidence of this occurrence is known to exist. Read more »