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title: "Hi yall! Just wondering if anyone can tell me whether these are…"
description: "Hi yall! Just wondering if anyone can tell me whether these are thrips? They don’t match the photo online exactly so my next guess was ear wig"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1lRy25fnQ9Wrm6eBn1MooQ"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Marz"
published: "2024-09-07T01:50:37.744085Z"
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# Hi yall! Just wondering if anyone can tell me whether these are…

_Posted by Marz on 2024-09-07_

Hi yall! Just wondering if anyone can tell me whether these are thrips? They don’t match the photo online exactly so my next guess was ear wig

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## 4 comments

### Agma the Destroyer commented on 2024-09-07

To me, that looks like an earwig or a silverfish. I could be wrong. I don't think it's a plant bug

#### Marz replied on 2024-09-07

I found like 5 on the underside of my plant container so I was worried lol

#### SueB replied on 2024-09-07

They are not tiny insects as the usual indoor plant pest are. They are much, much bigger.

### SueB commented on 2024-09-07

Earwigs can eat plants down to stubs. They are my arch enemy….lol. It’s a gruesome battle outside and there are times they breach the walls. I figure a door left open, or on clothes.

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