Titanolabis colossea
4 Giant Earwig at Berlang, NSW
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| Titanolabis colossea | RogerF | 4 Mar 2021 | |
| Titanolabis colossea | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Mar 2021 | |
| Titanolabis colossea | KimPullen | 3 Mar 2021 |
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In old moist log, tall Eucalyptus forest.
4 comments
13 Mar 2021
It was an impressive insect, by far the biggest earwig I've ever seen. The pincers looked positively dangerous - presumably useful against predators in its environment such as funnelwebs (although I didn't see any of those).
16 Mar 2021
There is some dispute over the functioning of the abdominal pincers. Ie for folding wings back under elytra or actual defence or just a threat.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.701800-35.686700
- Altitude 900.0m
- Maps Berlang State Conservation Area
- Places Berlang, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2021 02:38 PM Recorded on
- KimPullen Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
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- KimPullen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Earwigs (Dermaptera) Other insects Insects Titanolabis colossea
Species information
- Titanolabis colossea Scientific name
- Giant Earwig Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1314.28m Recorded at altitude
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