Help!!!! What the hell is this??

[girasol]

It's about 1cm long, very small but I really NEED to know what that is a.s.a.p!

** screams **

I've never seen anything like it in my life...

(that one got exteminated with Mr. Muscle!)

 

[mauvais]

Some kind of leech?

 

[felixthecat]

I've no idea, but I'm glad I haven't seen one around here

 

[Cid]

Looks like a silverfish, only browner than they usually are.

 

[girasol]

It can't a be a fish, or a leech, they're living in my kitchen and it's not very watery here...

** vomits **

They were hiding in a very dry environment when I uncovered them...

 

[dada]

scary!!!!
*scream*
i admire your courage to take a pic of it.

 

[girasol]

ok, Cid might be right...

Another useful way to capture silverfish is to put a grated potato on a slab by their hideout overnight. The silverfish will crawl into the potato to feed. The next morning, the whole potato, along with the silverfish inside, can be disposed of.

** faints **

Silverfish

At least they won't kill us...

 

[Cid]

It can a be a fish, or a leech, they're living in my kitchen and it's not very watery here...

** vomits **

Silverfissh aren't actually fish, they're soft, wingless insects. They will feed on almost aanything, but are nocturnal so you may not see them doing it.

 

[dada]

i just googled what silverfish looks like.
not a good idea.
goose bumps now.

 

[girasol]

They are quite tiny, and look scarier in the photo than 'in person'... What's freaky about them is how they move, I removed a bit of wood near the washing machine and, fucking hell, got the fright of my life!!!

They move very fast!!!

I think you've got it right, Cid, thanks

Now I need to get rid of them...

 

[magneze]

Now I need to get rid of them...

Be afraid tiny aliens, be VERY afraid!

 

[trashpony]

There was a thread on silverfish recently.

Here you go

They won't eat you but they do eat books and paper

 

[girasol]

There was a thread on silverfish recently.

Here you go

They won't eat you but they do eat books and paper

Thanks!

That's why I love urban, 10 mins ago I had no idea what I was up against, and now I have a wealth of information!!!

Bring on the Boric Acid! (I think, still researching)

 

[trashpony]

Thanks!

That's why I love urban, 10 mins ago I had no idea what I was up against, and now I have a wealth of information!!!

Bring on the Boric Acid! (I think, still researching)

It is a mine of useful information, especially suburban. Following a thread I posted earlier, I shall be serving pears in brandy next year sometime - you're invited

 

[Herbsman.]

god, i fucking hate silverfish

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I think it's a firebrat...harmless creature that's been around since dinosaurs....

 

[Mrs Magpie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebrat

 

[girasol]

My kitchen is fairly old and there's lots of crevices - I feel dizzy just thinking about how many crevices there are...

I also found about 5 spiders + spider webs living happily in the same dark spot (after my encounter with one of them last night in the open). I don't mind spiders so much but I think I might have more than my fair share in here...

 

[lights.out.london]

I had some of those critters in my kitchen when I moved into the flat. Not nice to look at, but Wiki says they're not harmful to us planet-destroying humans.

 

[EastEnder]

Be afraid tiny aliens, be VERY afraid!

That's not right......

Iemanja's a tiny illegal alien.....