Do Earbugs (pincherbugs) go inside your ears? Or is that a myth?

Question

Me and my friend where just curious. Because we are worried about waking up one morning and finding a pincherbug in our ear. I also want to know if they dont go in your ear...why are they nicknamed "EarWigs"

Answer 1

Earwig is the common name given to the insect order Dermaptera characterized by membranous wings folded underneath short leathery fore-wings (hence the literal name of the order—"skin wings"). The abdomen extends well beyond the wings, and frequently, though not always, ends in a pair of forceps-like structures termed cerci. With about 1,800 recorded species in 10 families, the order is relatively small among Insects. Earwigs are, however, quite common globally. There is no evidence that they transmit disease or otherwise harm humans or other animals, despite their nickname pincher bug.

The name earwig is derived from the old English 'earwicga' which means 'ear beetle'. It was once commonly believed that earwigs would burrow into people's ears at night and lay eggs in their brains. In fact the story still circulates as an urban myth. Earwigs are not parasitic and would rather lay their eggs under a stone. The human ear, though about the right size for an earwig, is not an ideal resting place. So if one were to crawl into someones ear it would not be typical behaviour but the actions of one very confused and lost earwig

Answer 2

Don't worry! Earwigs do not want to go in your ears and eat your brain or anything like that. It is just an old myth that someone made up.