Japanese Earwig vs Pedician Crane Fly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Japanese Earwig	Pedician Crane Fly
Scientific Name	Anechura harmandi	Pedicia rivosa
Order	Dermaptera	Diptera
Family	Forficulidae	Pediciidae
Size	12-18 mm	18-25 mm body length
Habitat	Mountains	Rivers & Streams
Diet	Herbivores	Herbivores
Regions	Asia	Europe, Northern Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Japanese Earwig

A montane earwig found in the mountains of Japan, known for extreme maternal care. Females guard eggs and first-instar nymphs in burrows under stones.

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Did You Know?

Japanese earwig mothers sacrifice their own bodies as food for their young — the nymphs consume the mother after she dies.

Pedician Crane Fly

A large, mottled-winged crane fly whose predatory larvae hunt invertebrates in wet mud and stream margins. Adults are often found resting on vegetation near flowing water.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most crane fly larvae that eat decaying matter, its larvae are voracious predators that ambush worms and insect larvae in mud.