As God is my witness, I didn't know earwigs could fly.

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As God is my witness, I didn't know earwigs could fly. - Lemmy.world

That is actually why they are called earwigs, its an old english word that’s describing the shape of their wings which kind of looks like a human ear.
In Norwegian they are called Klypedyr. Literal translation is pinching-animal (although we call it an insect). I always though that was scary as a kid, but I see now my trauma is tiny compared to ear-infesting-wig-wearing thingy. I still don’t like them, but I tolerate them