In article , Mark wrote:
"Kevin" wrote in :

I had a problem with woodpeckers about 8 years ago. I finally found
out what they were after.

They're after wood. They like to peck it.

Looks like an earwig.

No it doesn't. Earwigs have the pincers at the tail, not the head; they're
*much* larger than that; and they don't bore into wood siding.