These forceps, basically a type of surgical pincers, are based on a set that were so well-crafted they have been little improved upon in nearly two thousand years. Found at Pompeii and dating to 79 CE ...

The most distinct earwig characteristic is its cerci, which are forceps-like pincers that differ in males and females. An adult male earwig has strongly curved pincers, while an adult female ...

The results confirmed that Dermaptera is a polyneopteran order, and features such as caudal forceps and elaborate ... by a pair of forcep-like pincers on their dark abdominal ends.