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Silverfish

Posted by bugman January 16th, 2009 at 9:34 am

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Silverfish, Bristletails and Firebrats

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Strange Cockroach (?)
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:41 AM
I keep seeing these bugs in my bathroom which vary greatly in size. they run between being less than a centimeter in size to almost half an inch. They have long antennae coming out of both ends and it seems sort of furry around the head area and are yellow/gold with black/grey spots. It almost seems like an immature kind of beetle. I finally caught one to post a picture, they are unbelievably fast! Sorry the photo isn’t closer or more clear, they move like there’s no tomorrow! Can you please tell me what these creepy bugs infesting my bathroom are!?
Taylor W.
Denver, Co

Silverfish

Silverfish

Hi Taylor,
You have Silverfish, a common household pest. You can find much information online about the difficult to eradicate Silverfish.

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  1. Dez wrote:

    Pretty sure by that picture its a Firebrat…google it and you’ll find ways to get rid of them.

    Posted 22 Jun 2009 at 8:22 pm

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