Myth “Earwigs crawl into ears and lay eggs”. As a child my big phobia was earwigs, around August each yea they were everywhere, and as we lived in the country there were extra earwigs, sometimes even under my pillow! The legend was that they would burrow into your ear and lay their eggs. I was afraid they would get into my brain! Now that I am a big hairy man I know this not to be true.
Although an earwig could possibly enter your ear and lay eggs it is extremely unlikely as they have no attraction to ears.
The good news is that they cannot reach your brain as there is a thick bone in your inner ear which prevents access.Hurray!!
