The name earwig is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for "ear creature," thanks to the superstition that the insects crawl into people's ears while asleep, according to Britannica. Orkin confirms ...

Earwigs Don't Live or Crawl in Ears The earwig gets its name from an old European myth that says that the bugs crawl into people's ears and tunnel into their brains while they sleep, causing fever ...

These are the insects about which misconceptions abound.It sometimes ... In reality, documented occurrences of earwigs in human ears are exceptionally rare; I could find only a single report after ...