what the heck is that?!

[D_Hemptress]

i have now found two of these in the past week. on ein my bathroom and one in the living room by the back door. what is it, are they bad, how do i get rid of them if i start finding more, and can i feed them to me mantids?

they are gross the way they move and i dont like them! :wacko:

 

[agent A]

Silverfish

 

[D_Hemptress]

ok, thats exactly what i thought it was called. i havent seen these since i was a kid, but i remembered them being so much bigger and i remember them being down by the beach....

what the heck is it doing in my apartment? and why all of a sudden?

Silverfish

 

[brancsikia339]

Silverfish are often found in homes. That's really the only place i find them nline2long:

 

[hibiscusmile]

discusting, hate them, always around in bathrooms or between pages of books, hate them, ugly, squigley, makes me shiver!

 

[hibiscusmile]

oh yea, tks for posting.

 

[Termite48]

Sprinkle some Boric Acid powder all over where they might hide and they will disappear.

 

[Paradoxica]

I think they eat paper and cardboard and stuff. I hate em too. I've never had a problem using them as feeders, just hand feed so they can't hide in the enclosure.

 

[aNisip]

Yup like Brian said, they eat papet and such....they aren't bad but if u don't like them, like Rich said, sprinkle some borax where they have been found...

 

[hibiscusmile]

never seen one caught before, r u related to speedy gun zalas the cartoon?

 

[D_Hemptress]

never seen one caught before, r u related to speedy gun zalas the cartoon?

i just grabbed it. the hard partt was not getting my hand over it but actually picking it up off the ground. it seemed to slide out of my fingers quite easily

 

[grob]

Don't hate on the silverfish! An amazing insect, a living fossil, practically unchanged for 300 million years. They watched the dinosaurs come and go. The first insects probably looked like silverfish, and they still manage to thrive among humans. Look closely and you will see the ancestor of our beloved mantids!

But, yep, I don't want them in the house. They seem to be fond of damp cardboard boxes, like in the garage or so. Boric acid and keeping the humidity down is the way to go.

 

[hibiscusmile]

ok, wont hate them, just cant stand them, and I cannot bellieve a girl will pick one up, u go wash your hands and get in the corner and write on the walls, I WILL NOT TOUCH THEM AGAIN....

 

[D_Hemptress]

lmao. you sound like my bf.... i did wash my hands after.... otherwise i dont get kisses :blush:

ok, wont hate them, just cant stand them, and I cannot bellieve a girl will pick one up, u go wash your hands and get in the corner and write on the walls, I WILL NOT TOUCH THEM AGAIN....

 

[kitkat39]

mantis food.. that's what it is =P

 

[D_Hemptress]

mantis food.. that's what it is =P

she didint seem to like it. she caught it, took a couple bites which killed it, and then tossed it!

 

[Mantiskid]

they are gross the way they move and i dont like them! :wacko:

Dang, what is it with girls and silverfish?! lol (just kidding)

 

[yen_saw]

Similar to firebrats., it is a good feeder food for Eremiaphila spp (desert/pebble mantis).

 

[Rick]

ok, thats exactly what i thought it was called. i havent seen these since i was a kid, but i remembered them being so much bigger and i remember them being down by the beach....

what the heck is it doing in my apartment? and why all of a sudden?

You must have seen something else at the beach. These things live in your house.