What are these? Been finding them forever - Page 2

**Pareeeee** · 04-15-13, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by moshirimon

Really? Risky food source. Once they get out, I doubt your getting rid of them easyily

Agreed, and they can fit through any space, climb on almost any surface. I've seen them upside down on my ceiling. I imagine they're good escape artists. They are terrible pests if you have enough of them. I think the only thing that keeps their population from exploding in my apartment are the daddy-long-legs.

RandyRhoads · 04-15-13, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

they actually eat molds and detritus, so they keep things a 'mite' cleaner heh heh heh. They like to live in damp areas (bathrooms, boiler rooms...) and yes, do run pretty fast

another of my favorite house-creepys is the asian house centipede >

Hey, thanks for this. I've always wondered what these were after I calmed down and quit screaming like a girl.

poison123 · 04-15-13, 01:05 PM

How are these a "risky" feeder? Don't see how they pose a threat in any way.

BryanB · 04-15-13, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by poison123

How are these a "risky" feeder? Don't see how they pose a threat in any way.

not to the herps to the house

DeadlyDesires · 04-15-13, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

Hey, thanks for this. I've always wondered what these were after I calmed down and quit screaming like a girl.

lol this is how i react to spiders!!

poison123 · 04-15-13, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanB

not to the herps to the house

What do they do?

**Pareeeee** · 04-15-13, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by poison123

What do they do?

Did you not read anyone else's posts? Including mine? LOL

poison123 · 04-15-13, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pareeeee

Did you not read anyone else's posts? Including mine? LOL

Nope lol. Just read it. I always blamed the little holes on moths.

Herpophiliac972 · 04-29-13, 07:15 PM

Yeah, silver fish are really nasty little things. They are not a good sign. They are about as nice to have around as a whole bunch of roaches. I would take some steps to get rid of them. I wouldn't use insecticides inside, that is bad for all concerned. What you could try to do to get rid of them is to put cloth/ cotton balls/ magic erasers with nail polish remover poured over it. The nail polish remover is not nearly as harmful to humans and other animals as insecticides are. It essentially replaces the oxygen, asphyxiating the insects, instead of poisoning them. I use them in my kill jars, it is really effective.

Note: For all of you who are wondering what "kill jars" are, they are a tool of the trade for insect collectors. You put the bugs in, and once they are dead, you remove them and pin/preserve them. I have been doing this for the past few years, it is really interesting. You can use them as decorations, put them in shadowboxes, paperweights, etc.

Starbuck · 04-29-13, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Herpophiliac972

Yeah, silver fish are really nasty little things. They are not a good sign. They are about as nice to have around as a whole bunch of roaches. I would take some steps to get rid of them. .

can you elaborate please? I have never been under the impression that silverfish are harmful in any way? As far as i know they carry no diseases, don't destroy wood/furniture (maybe books...), and aren't indicative of poor housekeeping.

moshirimon · 04-29-13, 08:01 PM

Yea they haven't posed any real problems. I rarely see them.. I might see one or two every couple months. But I have been seeing them all my life, and never had a name to them

poison123 · 04-29-13, 08:06 PM

I've never had a problem with them either...

Lankyrob · 04-30-13, 04:11 AM

We used to love catching silverfish as kids. We were always told they only came into "clean" houses and werent a threat to anything. However since the use of chemical cleaners increased tehy seem to be really rare over here now.

Herpophiliac972 · 04-30-13, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

can you elaborate please? I have never been under the impression that silverfish are harmful in any way? As far as i know they carry no diseases, don't destroy wood/furniture (maybe books...), and aren't indicative of poor housekeeping.

They usually do not post much of a health risk, nor one to the structure of your house, but they are really just pests. They could be a problem in the long run. For example, if you try to sell your house, and someone gets it checked out and find these little guys, that would not look good for you and there is a good chance that the potential buyer could be turned away just by that. They also multiply like crazy. One day you have two and within a period of months to years, you could have a severe infestation. And they have to eat something. No matter what they eat, a large number of insects eating anything is going to cost you something.

poison123 · 04-30-13, 04:52 PM

I've always had these guys in the house. I see them every now and then. But we have never had an infestation problem. At least not that I have seen.