■NATURAL HISTORY. 
tendency to creep into the human car. That 
it has this habit, the editor of this volume 
can affirm from experience : but, that per- 
fons need be alarmed left it ftiould, thus, 
reach the brain, and caufe death, he denies; 
for the lead acquaintance with the anatomy 
of the head, w'ill evince the impoflibility ot 
the infeft reaching the inner part of the cra- 
nium by the avenue of the ear, from there 
being no communicate pallage from one to 
the other. The forceps with which nature 
has provided its tail, for defence, is capable 
of biting, fo as to caufe, for the moment, 
rather a painful fenfation. Although tur- 
nlfhed with this defence, the earwig has been 
obferred not to ufe it, even when he has 
been furrounded with - fwarm of ants. But 
it will frequently pinch the finger of per- 
fons attempting to take them with their 
liands. , 
The larvm differs very incortfiderably 
from the perfect in(e6l. 
THE 
