By 
Jessica Oreck, Rachael Teel
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TED-Ed Original

Mysteries of vernacular: Earwig

An earwig is neither an ear nor a wig; it is an insect. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how folklore gave this bug its name combining entomology with etymology.

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