An Albino Earwig
The other week I found the following earwig under a brick in the backyard:

From reading on the net, this earwig is unlikely to be a real albino but a freshly molted bug. In contrast, here is a normal brown-coloured earwig:

Another insect found under bricks in the garden, the slater, comes in multiple colours including black, white and brown. The following photo I took even includes a mottled specimen:


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Ardent at 18 September, 2008 08:29