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Are earwigs harmful?
Earwigs can use their forceps to grasp onto a finger if agitated, but earwigs do not sting nor are they dangerous.
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Species of Chelisoches
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Black earwig
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods
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Class
Bugs
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Order
Earwigs
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Family
Black earwigs
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Genus
Chelisoches
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Species
Black earwig (Chelisoches morio)
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