SuzieQ Posted August 1, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2014 do they really burrow into your ears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted August 1, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 1, 2014 Don't believe so but my ears don't need wigs, I got enough hair growing on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 1, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 1, 2014 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 1, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 1, 2014 why, does the State Department have an earwig warning out for travelers to India? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted August 1, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 1, 2014 No. They are just gross. Speaking of bugs, a spider crawled out of my road sidis this morning. I need to ride that skinny bike more. The spiders think they own my roadie equipment. They stay away from my dirty stuff. HAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted August 1, 2014 why, does the State Department have an earwig warning out for travelers to India? I found one in my bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 1, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 1, 2014 do they really burrow into your ears? There is a superstition that earwigs burrow into the ears of people while they sleep. This is a myth and without any scientific basis. Earwigs frighten many people because of the pincers on the back of their abdomens. Earwigs use these pincers for defense and for sparing with rival earwigs.There are more than twenty species of earwigs in the United States. Depending on the species, adults range in size from 5-25 mm. They are slender insects with two pair of wings. Some species produce a foul smelling liquid that they use for defense. Earwigs also produce a pheromone (scent). Scientists believe that this pheromone is the reason that earwigs cluster together in large numbers. Immature earwigs (nymphs) resemble the adults except they do not have wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 1, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 1, 2014 Yes they do. I say it in a movie once. It was a long time ago and it was a B&W flick but I'm sure it was real. Be afraid…….. very afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 1, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 1, 2014 Yes they do. I say it in a movie once. It was a long time ago and it was a B&W flick but I'm sure it was real. Be afraid…….. very afraid. SW could never write something even mildly funny like this. I wonder if earwigs ate the funny sector of his medula oblongata? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 1, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 1, 2014 SW could never write something even mildly funny like this. I wonder if earwigs ate the funny sector of his medula oblongata? That was funny? I guess I'm glad I'm not that funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 1, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 1, 2014 That was funny? I guess I'm glad I'm not that funny. It was not meant as funny. It was a serious warning. Earwigs eat human brains. I saw it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 1, 2014 Share #12 Posted August 1, 2014 You are thinking of earWORMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 1, 2014 Share #13 Posted August 1, 2014 Not the one I'm thinking of but fun none the less…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 1, 2014 Share #14 Posted August 1, 2014 Night Gallery - Season 2, Episode 60: The Caterpillar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 1, 2014 Share #15 Posted August 1, 2014 Night Gallery - Season 2, Episode 60: The Caterpillar I submit for your approval... a man... with no upper lip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted August 2, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 2, 2014 Earwigs eat human brains. Earwigs grow up to be zombies. It is not a good sign to see them around your home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 2, 2014 Share #17 Posted August 2, 2014 Earwigs grow up to be zombies. It is not a good sign to see them around your home. I didn't really want to take it that far because SQ has a delicate constitution but now that you mention it, yes, yes they do. And she has a trip to India to plan. I wonder if the earwigs at her place will leave her alone long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted August 2, 2014 Share #18 Posted August 2, 2014 On the bright side, you can easily kill an earwig with a few drops of Dawn liquid dish detergent. No fooling, it really works. It's a whole lot easier than trying to take them out when they are full grown. Dawn doesn't even phase them then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 2, 2014 Share #19 Posted August 2, 2014 On the bright side, you can easily kill an earwig with a few drops of Dawn liquid dish detergent. No fooling, it really works. It's a whole lot easier than trying to take them out when they are full grown. Dawn doesn't even phase them then. But how do you get rid of the eggs that they lay in you ear. That's the 411 that SQ needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted August 2, 2014 Share #20 Posted August 2, 2014 Just get yersef a set of these before you go, SQ: They'll cut out the background noise and protect you ears at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted August 2, 2014 Share #21 Posted August 2, 2014 Around here the earwigs stage their attack in our mailbox, then hitch a ride into the house on the mail if we're not careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted August 3, 2014 On the bright side, you can easily kill an earwig with a few drops of Dawn liquid dish detergent. No fooling, it really works. It's a whole lot easier than trying to take them out when they are full grown. Dawn doesn't even phase them then. But I practice Ahimsa so I can't kill them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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