Silverfish in Pest and Building Inspections

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Silverfish in Pest and Building Inspections
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• Size2 mm 18 mm in length.BodyColumn-lik
  e, tear-drop or spindle-shaped.Often hairy, with
  tufts common between eyesAppears hard and covered
  in scales.Have tiny styli (soft finger-like
  projections) coming from the underside some of
  the abdomen segments.

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• AntennaeThread-like, with many
  segments.Longer than half the body
  length.EyesAbsent or small, berry-like and
  well separated.

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• MouthpartsFor chewing.Held in front or
  downwards at rest.WingsAbsent.

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• LimbsSix legs, short and stocky.Abdomen
  tipThree tails (two cerci and one middle
  filament), thread-like, and similar in size at
  rest the two outer tails aredirected at an angle
  away from the body.

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• Where are silverfish found?Under bark, rocks or
  among leaf litter.In soil or within caves.In
  the desert, as some are capable of absorbing
  water from the atmosphere.Living in ant and
  termite nests.In houses, where they favour areas
  of high humidity like bathrooms.

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• What do silverfish do?They often group together
  around food sources.When disturbed they remain
  still, run for cover or hop.

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• They feed on fungi, and plant material. In the
  home they may feed on starchy substances such as
  wallpaper glue, book bindings and
  photographs.They are normally active at night,
  if active during the day generally found in dark
  places.

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• LimbsSix legs.Hindlegs enlarged and modified
  for jumpingHave claws modified for clinging to
  feathers and hair.

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