Tuesday, 11 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 152. Earwig

This insect's name is based on an ancient superstition. Namely, that it could burrow through the auditory canal, to eat a sleeping person's brains!

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On the Loughor-Gorseinon border, noted Sneezewort ( Achilla ptarmica ) in flower as well as Hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna ) and ...