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Though I had forgotten that wierd Japanese science post claiming female orgasms would kill a man I love Japanese scientist, they were watching two european earwigs mate and decided to pull them apart - just because, and the male earwig's penis just....snapped off.
Please do not drink my smoothie....it's medicinal. Elizabeth McClung 2007
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Perhaps the most exciting discovery I made in this multicoloured Lilliput to which I had access was an earwig's nest.
My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956
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I would have liked to think that it was a salute, a cheerful greeting, but honesty compelled me to admit that it was nothing more than an earwig's warning to a potential enemy.
My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956
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From the earwig's habit of watching over her young I am inclined to believe that this insect possesses true mother-love.
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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