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Do earwigs harm you?
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Wiki User
June 29, 2009 2:06AM
it is very uncommon to find earwigs in the human ear! it is just a legend
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There is no evidence that they transmit diseases to humans or
other animals. Their pincers are commonly believed to be dangerous,
but in reality even the curved pincers of males cause little harm
to humans. It is a common urban legend that earwigs crawl into the
human ear and lay eggs in the brain. Finding earwigs in the human
ear is rare.