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Gone for good: world's largest earwig declared extinct

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Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2014-11-20

The world has lost a giant: this week the IUCN Red List officially declared St. Helena giant earwig (Labidura herculeana) extinct. While its length of 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) may not seem like much, it's massive for an earwig and impressive for an insect.

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