#Earwigs
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #Earwigs from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-15 01:17 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-15 01:17 UTCLive pulse
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-15 01:17 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 33 public posts (spanning ~44709 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 16:00
Languages: English (30) · French (2) · Western Frisian (1)
Avg boosts / post: 3.2
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Earwig moms remind me of fierce dragons, guarding their eggs in secret lairs under the earth. But with butt forceps instead of fire. Photo from Monday, at UT Austin's Brackenridge Field Laboratory. #Euborellia #Earwigs #Insects #Dermaptera
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Now, to earwigs, which seemingly have more vibrant social lives than we do (though based on this @KnowableMag story, we’ll stick with what we’ve got). Tim Vernimmen writes about their 20-hour mating rituals, peculiar penises, protective par
What “earwigs” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediaearwigs
- nounAny of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
- verbTo fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short, rarely used forewings, hence the scientific order name, "skin wings". Some groups are tiny parasites on mammals and lack the typical pincers. Earwigs are found on all continents except Antarctica.
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