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Lepisma saccharina (commonly called the fishmoth, urban silverfish or just the silverfish) is a small, wingless insect typically measuring from half to one inch (12–25 mm). Its common name derives from the animal's silvery blue color, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements, while the scientific name indicates the silverfish's diet of carbohydrates such as sugar or starches. It belongs to the basal insect order Thysanura, and the species is estimated to have existed for over 300 million years, originating in the Palaeozoic Era.[1] Often misidentified as a silverfish is the house centipede, another house-dwelling arthropod that exhibits rapid, fluid movement. Download high resolution version (362x735, 88 KB)Copied from the German wiki. ...
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Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ...
Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets...
Families Lepidotrichidae Lepismatidae Maindroniidae Nicoletiidae The insects of the order may be called bristletails, from their three long caudal filaments. ...
Genera include Acrotelsa Allacrotelsa Ctenolepisma Lepisma Leucolepisma Mirolepisma Neoasterolepisma Prolepismina Stylifera Thermobia Tricholepisma Lepismatidae is a family of primitive wingless insects belonging to the order Thysanura with about 190 described species. ...
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Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Silverfish may refer to any of: Silverfish, a wingless insect Silverfish (band), a British indie band Silver Fish, a Girl Scout award Category: ...
Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera...
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Starch (CAS# 9005-25-8, chemical formula (C6H10O5)n,[1]) is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin (usually in 20:80 or 30:70 ratios). ...
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In scientific classification used in biology, the order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). ...
Families Lepidotrichidae Lepismatidae Maindroniidae Nicoletiidae The insects of the order may be called bristletails, from their three long caudal filaments. ...
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Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, is a yellowish grey centipede with 15 pairs of legs. ...
An eyeless species of silverfish, or a close relative, was discovered in January 2006 in caves in Sequoia National Park, California. Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ...
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Diet The favorite food of silverfish is any matter that contains starch or polysaccharides, such as dextrin in adhesives. These include glue, book bindings, paper, photos, sugar, hair, and dandruff. Silverfish can also cause damage to books, tapestries, and textiles. Silverfish will commonly graze in and around showers, baths, and sinks on the cellulose present in many shampoos, shaving foams and so on. Apart from these cases, the damage caused by silverfish is negligible and they have no direct effect on human health beyond psychological distress to those who are frightened or disgusted by their appearance. However, they also have a bite which may cause irritation but has no long term effects. Other substances that may be eaten include cotton, linen, silk and synthetic fibres, and dead insects or even its own exuvia (moulted exoskeleton). During famine, a silverfish may even attack leatherware and synthetic fabrics. In extreme cases, silverfish may live for a year without eating. Polysaccharides (sometimes called glycans) are relatively complex carbohydrates. ...
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Cellulose as polymer of β-D-glucose Cellulose in 3D Cellulose (C6H10O5)n is a polysaccharide of beta-glucose. ...
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Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ...
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Reproduction The reproduction of silverfish has only recently been studied. The male lays a spermatophore, a sperm capsule covered in gossamer. Having located the spermatophore via a variety of biochemical signals, the female takes up the spermatophore for fertilization, which will then result in a fertilized egg.[citation needed]the young are white in color. A spermatophore is a capsule or mass created by males of various invertebrate species, containing spermatozoa and transferred in entirety to the female during sex. ...
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Predation
 A silverfish ( Lepisma saccharina) without its silvery scales, which are only developed after its third moult. Earwigs, house centipedes, and in rare cases spiders are known to be predatory upon silverfish. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (972x412, 21 KB) A photo of a silverfish (Lepisma saccharina). ...
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Families Suborder Archidermaptera extinct Suborder Forficulina Pygidicranidae Diplatyidae Anisolabididae Labiduridae Apachyidae Spongiphoridae Chelisochidae Forficulidae Suborder Hemimerina Hemimeridae Suborder Arixenina Arixeniidae This article is about the insect Earwig. ...
Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, is a yellowish grey centipede with 15 pairs of legs. ...
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Elimination In buildings, silverfish can only exist in sufficiently humid, crevice-rich environments. If these two conditions are removed, the silverfish will not be able to survive. Other measures that may be taken to eliminate silverfish, at least temporarily, include the following: Humidity is the amount of water vapor in air. ...
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- By far the most effective way to be rid of silverfish for sure is to keep an area or room tidy, limiting the possible number of breeding grounds they have.
- Ensuring showers, baths etc. are rinsed clean and free of any residual toiletries that may attract hungry silverfish.
- Leaving the bathroom door open after a shower to lessen the humidity
- The scent of a sal ammoniac solution should drive away silverfish within 24 hours.[citation needed]
- To capture silverfish, trap in small glass containers -- silverfish cannot climb up the smooth inside walls.
- Silverfish can also be caught by sprinkling plaster on a wet white cotton cloth put in a corner overnight, near the silverfish's hideout.[citation needed]
- Leaving a fingernail clipping (incidentally shaped similarly to silverfish) on the ground appears to ward them off.
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- It is important when filling crevices in which silverfish are living or may potentially live to use a filler material which is either toxic to insects, or does not contain materials which would supply the silverfish with a source of food.
- A 1:1-ratio dispersion of borax or boric acid and sugar is a reliable bait to kill silverfish (relatively non-toxic to non-insects).
- Adults can be killed by freezing, but it is difficult to kill the eggs.
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External links - Silverfish factsheet at Virginia Tech, Department of Entomology
- http://www.uos.harvard.edu/ehs/pes_silverfish.shtml Harvard University factsheet on silverfish and firebrats
- Frequently Asked Questions about Silverfish at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Insect Diagnostics Laboratory
- Magnified pictures of Silverfish
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