Earwigs (Dermaptera)
A descriptive reference for Earwigs in Australia:
https://australianmuseum.net.au/earwigs
A field guide from Tasmania:
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/dermaptera-earwigs/
Also from Atlas of Living Australia:
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KimberiRP
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24 Aug 2025
Not Nesogaster ruficeps, a native species inhabiting forests; it has a uniformly black body and differently shaped forceps. This is a female Forficula auricularia, a more pale introduced species generally found in urban gardens.
Forficula auricularia
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