No, not earwig, I'd think it's Lepismatidae sp. (silverfish). There are quite a few more species than the ones running around in peoples bathrooms and most aren't silver. Compare.
Silverfish are the most closely related family (although taxonomy has changed in recent years) but this creature is a jumping bristletail (Achaeognatha). They are among one of the most ancient insect lineages and have changed very little from their original design. They prefer cool, damp, areas and eat mainly algae or detritus. If you were to poke it, it could leap several inches in the air as a defense mechanism.
I can't help with species ID as all species of bristletail are very similar.
I've kept these guys in my dorm when I was a college student. I fed them fish flakes and basically any detritus I would find in the woods. They drank from a soaked paper towel. Never had any success breeding them unfortunately and they seem prone to rubbing their scales off without adequate space. Ended up giving them to other entomology students at the end of the semester for their collections.
I havent tested it myself but apparently these guys are really attracted to light. My ento professor said if you put down a white sheet with a lamp on it next to a pile of rocks in the woods they crawl towards the light en masse. Also up the sides of buildings if the habitat is right.
@Brambane Your ento professor is right......I took the photo of it outside at night. It was crawling around on the side of the house under the carport light with flies and moths.
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