I don't know how it feels to read this but while writing it I discovered a new mixture of sympathy and revulsion.



Transcript:

Comic 'Lifestyle of the Modern Earwig'



What are those pincers for? Earwigs use them to carry fibrous material for their nests. In the modern age this often means man-made materials like carpeting or pocket lint.

[Ilustration: An earwig confusedly examines his butt]



Industrious earwigs may visit your pockets four times a day on average. That's a lot of lint! [Four assloads to be precise]

[Illustration: An earwig carries lint]



Earwigs are widely believed to be poisonous but their sting rarely results in death

[Illustration: Pie chart showing results earwig venom, emesis, paralysis, death]



There are as many earwigs in your body as teeth

[Illustration: Earwigs and teeth]



