disease-pests What kind of bug is this?

[dragon49]

I hope this is the correct forum for this post, as I can't find an "Identify this pest," sub-forum.
 
These are both from the same picture; the second pic is enlarged.
 
WTF is this, and is it a friend or foe?  
 
I've never seen these in my garden before—I'm thinking that maybe they came as a free "gift," from some bags of composted manure that I purchased.  The garden isn't infested with them, but I did see a few:
 

 

 

[Malarky]

Earwig.
I don't think they are friends. I think they eat roses too. Plus they're creepy.

 

[President Trump]

Earwig.

 

[dragon49]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwig - That's it.  According to the Wikipedia page, they have some value as they eat aphids, but I've never had aphids in this garden, so it looks like I have to consider them pests, as they eat crop leaves.

 

[mpicante]

I hate earwigs

 

[InFamousElGuapo]

Anything that eats an aphid is my friend. I hate them so much

 

[smokemaster]

As far as I've seen in my garden,they hang out in decayed stuff.
I've read they sometimes eat roots.
I doubt it though.
As far as when I've seen them,they are into the soil that drains out of my pots drain holes.
I see them under pots,Never in them.
 
I see them as Scavangers.Not pests.

 

[Hotrod64]

Earwigs just love to dine on the new/young leaves on plants.

 

[alkhall]

I have found earwigs inside pepper pods.

Whether or not they eat aphids; I have other predatory insects to do that.

I kill them whenever I find them.

 

[FreeportBum]

Earwigs will make holes in leaves that look similar to slug and snail damage. They are a pest that can cause some pretty good damage to peppers and should be dealt with accordingly. Cheers

 

[Scovie]

Earwigs also climb into your ears at night when you sleep and eat your brain.
 
I heard.

 

[Alynne]

Ewwww! Brings to mind "Wrath of Kahn"