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Long-tailed Silverfish

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

The Long-tailed Silverfish is a small, shiny insect that loves to hide in dark, damp places. It has long, wiggly tails and moves quickly, making it fun to spot in your home!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Long-tailed Silverfish has a flattened, tear-drop shaped body covered in silvery-grey scales, giving it a metallic sheen. It has long antennae and three distinct, tail-like appendages that are longer than its body, distinguishing it from the common silverfish.

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Long-tailed Silverfish

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Long-tailed Silverfish never stop growing, molting up to 60 times in their lives!

Their ancestors lived with dinosaurs over 400 million years ago!

They are nocturnal and avoid light, preferring the quiet of night!

They use tiny bristly hairs on their bodies to feel their way in the dark!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Scale Shedding Escape

Long-tailed Silverfish can shed their scales easily when grabbed because of their loosely attached scales that helps them escape from predators.

Fähigkeit

Cellulose Chomper

Long-tailed Silverfish has special enzymes that helps them digest complex carbohydrates found in paper, glue, and fabrics.

Fähigkeit

Perpetual Molter

Long-tailed Silverfish can molt throughout their entire adult life because of a unique ability that helps them repair damage and grow.

Maße und Details

Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
730-2920 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are expert scavengers, munching on starches found in paper, glue, and fabrics.

Hauptnahrung

  • paper
  • glue
  • books
  • starches
  • dead insects
  • cellulose fibers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Centipedes actively hunt silverfish in homes and damp areas.

eaten by

Long-bodied Cellar Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Cellar spiders are known to catch and eat silverfish in their webs.

eats

Brewer's Yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

They consume fungi and yeasts found on damp surfaces for nutrients.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Silverfish are not harmful, but it's best to leave them alone.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Long-tailed Silverfish?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Long-tailed Silverfish?

730-2920 Tage

Was frisst Long-tailed Silverfish?

They are expert scavengers, munching on starches found in paper, glue, and fabrics.

Wo findet man Long-tailed Silverfish normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Long-tailed Silverfish?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Long-tailed Silverfish?

6

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