The biological reality behind a common household myth
In short: Many people fear that earwigs seek out human ears as nurseries for their offspring. This video investigates the actual mating habits of these insects to debunk this persistent urban legend.
The video examines the reproductive behavior of earwigs to clarify whether they actually lay eggs in human ears. It explains that male earwigs must physically hold onto females during mating to fertilize their eggs.
While sperm can remain viable for several months before fertilization, the process is a specific biological interaction between two insects rather than a search for human hosts.
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