The English word is actually centuries old and was another name for the earwig, which got its name from the belief (happily, very wrong) that they crawled
The warm, humid temperatures of summer are perfect for stirring up all kinds of pests in and around your home, so you may be wondering: Is a pest control company worth it? DIY approaches like sprays or traps from your local hardware store may take care of the immediate problem, but this...
Bad news: it was female and laid eggs. You’ve also heard that this is BS, that earwigs don’t really crawl into ears. Not so; two known cases. The part about eating out your brains may still be a myth, but who knows? Cecil Adams Send questions to Cecil via cecil@straightdope....
I believe the “fear” is still building not only of the virus and it’s spread but what comes with it, the horrible discombobulation of the (global) local workforces. And it is now building to a crescendo! One positive slant is that many small/medium si...
The use of the word called “pizza” is found to be taken from Latin terminology. It was available in a text that is found in the town of Gaeta in Southern Italy. Though the actual reason for the introduction of the name pizza is not certain, there are some theories which expla...
It's light brown with two distinctive bands across its wings and abdomen. The brown-banded cockroach prefers warm, dry areas. German cockroach The German cockroach is another small species, typically about half of an inch to ⅝” long when fully grown. It's light brown or tan with two ...
A name is everything. Gallery Credit:Joe DiVita Alice Cooper Hulton Archive, Getty Images Alice Cooper Originally Named: The Earwigs (1964) Changed To: Spiders (uncertain) Changed Again To: Nazz (1967) Finalized As: Alice Cooper (1968) ...