Subject: What is this insect
Location: Al hijr, saudiarabia
January 7, 2017 8:46 am
I saw this insect near water sources in Saudi Arabia near one of the oldest dig site called al hijr(madian saleh)
Signature: Junaid Zaman
Dear Junaid,
This is an Earwig in the order Dermaptera, and though it has distinctive markings, our initial search did not provide a species name. Perhaps one of our readers will have better luck at a species identification.