Assertion: earwig | /r/CapableOf | crawl into human ear
Facets:
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
value: to lay eggs
type: PURPOSE
value: probably
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: This is not actually true; however, they have been known to crawl into a human ear in search of a warm humid place to spend the daylight hours.
text: As this creature’s name has “ear” in it, many people believe that earwigs crawl inside human ears to lay eggs.
text: I have restored (again) the sourced statement that earwigs probably do crawl into the human ear.
text: Though, earwigs are omnivores that are predisposed to hiding in warm humid crevices and as such do occasionally crawl into the human ear canal.→Earwigs are predisposed to hiding in warm humid crevices and do indeed occasionally crawl into the human ear canal.