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Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Extremely fast insect that can out run spiders. Silvery gray and about an inch long (2.54 cm).

Habitat:

Spotted under a rock in eastern Washington. Shrub-steppe.

Reference Links:

Silverfish - Wikipedia

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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Pacific Northwest: Arthropod Ages and Stages

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PublishedAugust 20, 2019

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