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    Earwigs
    Earwigs
    Earwigs
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    Earwigs

    By Colleen Sexton

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    Contrary to their name’s suggestion, earwigs do not crawl into people’s ears. Earwigs have pinchers on their bodies that they use to fight other earwigs or pick up food. Find out about the other parts of an earwig’s body, what earwigs eat, and how earwigs take care of their young.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBellwether Media
    Release dateAug 1, 2008
    ISBN9781612111766
    Earwigs
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    Colleen Sexton

    Colleen Sexton is an author and editor who has lived in the Twin Cities area most of her life. She has written more than 100 nonfiction books for kids on topics ranging from the weather to space to animals. As a children's book editor, she developed geography books about the United States, as well as countries and cultures around the world.

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