I could have been much happier not knowing this.

New fear.

That is actually why they are called earwigs, its an old english word that’s describing the shape of their wings which kind of looks like a human ear.

How else you think they get up in them ears?

This is the worst news I've received this month.

I regrettably went to wiki to read more and found this unsettling fact:

"The largest extant species is the Australian giant earwig (Titanolabis colossea) which is approximately 50 mm (2 in) long"

That's where this insect family gets its latin name: Dermaptera, i.e. "skin wing", as the wings are usually hidden under a leathery flap. They also are super complex in the way they unfold from under these flaps.

Also, earwigs are completely harmless and cool and should be left alone. If anything, they can be beneficial in gardens, as they hunt other, harmful insects.

They probably couldn’t before, but it got revised in a mandela effect update.

Also the rumors that they got their name by burrowing into sleeping people’s ears is grossly exaggerated. There have been no double blind studies showing this conclusion, and the Himalayan artwork depicting earwig-zombified villagers attacking a temple has been debunked as popular fiction art from the 14th century.

What about turkeys?

Well that’s terrifying, thank you for this new fear

Gross

What? No

A few of these made it into my house and my cat saved me from two crawling on the bed. I’d rather swallow a spider than have these things crawl on me. Idk what the ick factor is.