From past experience in the Arizona desert (courtesy of US Army Ordnance Corps) re: EARWIGS.

Earwigs are obnoxious, but relatively harmless. One thing to remember, is NEVER squash one in your tent. A single small squashed earwig can smell like a whole carton of rotton eggs.

Forget the chickens. CATS love them (at least ours did). Based on what a lot of canned cat food smells like, they probably are something of a delicacy, for a cat.

John