They may be as long as 1 inch and have three pairs of well-developed legs. Nymphal stages are wingless, but some adult earwigs have hind wings neatly folded underneath short cover-like forewings. However, they rarely fly. About 10 species occur in Texas, but only a few are common. However, these beetles have no forceps-like structure on the end of the abdomen.
All developmental stages are able to overwinter .
Eggs are produced in clusters and hatch in about 2 weeks. Female earwigs stay with the eggs and young nymphs . Adult males have larger, more curved forceps than do females. One to two generations are produced annually. They also occur indoors, particularly during periods of unfavorable outdoor conditions.