Monday 24 November 2014

World's largest earwig is declared extinct


Presented by
Matt Walker

The world’s largest earwig has officially been declared extinct.

The St Helena Giant Earwig (Labidura herculeana) could attain lengths of up to eight centimetres.

Previously found in Horse Point Plain, a protected area on St Helena Island, the last confirmed live adult of this insect was seen in May 1967.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has now declared the species extinct, changing its status from Critically Endangered.

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