Sunday, 14 September 2008

An Albino Earwig

The other week I found the following earwig under a brick in the backyard:

 

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From reading on the net, this earwig is unlikely to be a real albino but a freshly molted bug. In contrast, here is a normal brown-coloured earwig:

 

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Another insect found under bricks in the garden, the slater, comes in multiple colours including black, white and brown. The following photo I took even includes a mottled specimen:

 

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When I quickly looked at the photo I thought it may be a termite. But then termites do not have cerci.
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