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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Silverfish, Bristletails and Firebrats</title>
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		<title>Montana Mystery is Jumping Bristletail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/21/montana-mystery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[insects from Montana desert
September 21, 2009
These are all from roughly the same location in a high-altitude desert in southern Montana. Someone suggested that the first is an antlion larva, even though it doesn&#8217;t look like any antlion pictures I&#8217;ve found so far. The second looks almost more like a crustacean than an insect, given the [...]


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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/05/silverfish-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[three-pronged tail antennae
August 31, 2009A few of these little guys were crawling around in and on the mailboxes for my apartment complex. I saw one when I opened the mailbox around noon, at which point that one and a couple others scurried away out of the mailboxes through some cracks, onto a wall. At first [...]


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		<title>Bristletail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/08/bristletail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Found in my kitchen but not in my bug books
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM
I found this guy trapped inside a casserole bowl in my kitchen. It looks something like an earwig, but the pincers in front and what looks like likes wings on the back.
Rich Guthrie
upstate New York &#8211; near Albany
Hi Rich,
This is [...]


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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/16/silverfish-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]


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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/23/silverfish-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 1:03 PM
This bug is found sometimes in the bath tubs or the sinks in my house so I assume they are coming from the drain. How can I get rid of them?
Rich
Tubs and Sinks in Bathrooms
Hi Rich,
This is a Silverfish, long considered a household pest.  The person who can [...]


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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/03/14/silverfish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! Identification help!
Hi,
I have attached a picture of a bug I have found in my room.  Just curious if you know what it is and a little about it? Thank you so much!
Matt

Hi Matt,
The Silverfish is a primitive insect that is generally cosidered a household pest.





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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/11/19/silverfish-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[please help figure out what this is!
I find this bug in my master bathroom. It&#8217;s always crawling on the wall, only one by itself but i&#8217;ll see it once or twice a week. Sometimes it&#8217;s on the wall of my bedroom. Any idea what it is? Please!!!
Nancy

Hi Nancy,
We have received several requests in recent weeks [...]


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		<title>Bug of the Month: March 2007 &#8211; Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/03/02/bug-of-the-month-march-2007-silverfish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/03/02/bug-of-the-month-march-2007-silverfish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this?
Hi, there,
Recently I can see this kind of bug everyday in my house. First I thought it is a House Centipede. But I found there are not enough legs. Please tell me what it is and how to control them (I killed 2-3 everyday). Thanks and regards
James

Hi James,
This is a Silverfish, a primitive [...]


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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/01/06/silverfish-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help identifying a bug
Hi,
I attached a pic of the bug that has been plaguing my room. I found 8 huge ones around and under my bed (about 2&#8243; long), and have found several smaller (0.5&#8243;) to bigger (1 &#8211; 2&#8243;) ones randomly in other parts of my room and in boxes. Could you please help [...]


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		<title>Silverfish</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/08/06/silverfish-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[silverfish photo
After thoroughly searching your website, it seems I have silverfish in my apartment (although this is the first one I have seen). Just thought you might need another photo to post, as most of the pictures of silverfish seem to be from the top angle. I live in Richland, Wa (south-eastern part of the [...]


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