Other versions say that earwigs crawl into human ears to lay their eggs there. The term earwig is derived from Old English word "ēare," which means ear, and "wicga," which means insect.

The animation in Earwig may be fully computer generated, but it is beautifully done, and depicts human movement and facial expressions almost as well as the studio’s delicate hand-drawn work.

The release of Studio Ghibli Inc.’s “Earwig and the Witch” has been full of surprises. It marked the first time the renowned anime house has made a fully computer-generated feature film ...