Who is a tadpole? Does she bite?

In the spring, many of you probably saw these scary insects. They are called tandem for a specific appearance - and indeed, in the back of the insect there are two tail-probes similar to stings. Therefore sometimes they are called in common parables by pinchers. Is it because the popular belief that the bush bites ?!

To begin with, we will understand - the official name of such an insect is an ordinary earwig. It belongs to the order of the Cochinose, has facetted eyes, oral organs directed forward, and a pair of antennae. The body of the insect is elongated: it has forceps at the end, but its wings are short. It has nothing to do with this twig, but for some reason it is customary for us to call this creature that way. Why is it still believed that the bifurcation bites?

Basically, because of its appearance - this insect does not belong to the category of beautiful. Moreover, in many it causes only disgust. Because often parents in their childhood say to their children that the bifurcation bites, so that the child does not draw his hand to such a creepy insect, and certainly did not seek to bring such a pet from the street to the apartment.

But in adult life for many, the earwig and her imaginary bites are a vivid example of the proverb that fear has eyes large. It is not uncommon among holiday-makers and holidaymakers to tell stories about giant blisters that allegedly left on the body a twig, the bite of which is painted almost as deadly. If you see a trace from it in the photo, it looks really scary. But if you look at the essence of the question, you will actually find out that in fact the bifurcation bites extremely rarely and quite painlessly. And those huge skin lesions that are mistaken for her bite, in fact, only an allergic reaction to the components of her saliva. Such reddening in many people is not uncommon, but it is enough only to consult a specialist, if he has prescribed a drug for allergy, and the problem is solved.

Earwigs are not predatory insects. Their oral organs are not designed to bite people. In nature these insects live in the kitchen gardens and are fruit and vegetable pests. They gnaw on leaves, fruits, flowers and unripe plant seeds. It is also not uncommon for earwigs to live on apiaries or in forest hives. There they settle in interstitial space or in a warming hive material and feed on honey, bees and perga. This, by the way, sometimes is the cause of the person's allergic reaction to the earwig. These insects lead mostly nocturnal life. Among earwigs there are several species that are predatory or parasitic, but they are not found in our country.

Therefore, if you see this insect, do not be frightened and do not frighten, of course, the children. Do not try to get rid of it, unless you "revenge" for a spoiled crop. Just try not to pay attention to it, drive it off the body if it climbed on your foot or arm. Remember that the only correct answer to the question is whether the twins bite, of course, negative.