Subject: What is this
Geographic location of the bug: Pennsylvania
Date: 01/15/2019
Time: 11:26 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: What type of bug is this found it in a wall of a house
How you want your letter signed: Quinnell
Dear Quinnell,
You have Silverfish, a common household pest. According to BugGuide: “often found indoors in warm, damp environments; the Common Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) is frequently seen in bathrooms and kitchens, whereas the Firebrat (Thermobia domestica) is usually found in basements around furnaces and in insulation around hot water and heating pipes; these and other species also occur outdoors under bark, in leaf litter, caves, ant nests, deserts, etc” and preferred foods include “omnivorous: starchy foods, cereals, moist wheat flour, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing made of cotton or rayon fabric; outdoor individuals eat lichens.”