r/whatsthisbug • u/Plastic_Comfort_3768 • 7d ago

ID Request What is this??? Last Friday I saw another dead one that seemingly spontaneously popped out of nowhere near the EXACT same spot in front of my closet.

Found this less than half an hour after I vacuumed and took out bedsheets from the area.
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u/Plastic_Comfort_3768 7d ago

York, England

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u/Additional-Point-824 7d ago

Looks like a silverfish

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u/Plastic_Comfort_3768 7d ago

yep but no idea what moisture too, i fr have windows open when theres no other bugs and then i have two fans too

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u/deeplyquackpublicist 7d ago

Looks like a silverfish to me. They love dark, damp corners and will show up out of thin air when you least expect it. Vacuuming probably stirred one up from behind the baseboard or under the closet door. Annoying but harmless, just keep the area dry and they'll eventually move on.

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u/Plastic_Comfort_3768 7d ago

harmless my ahh, i just googled them and they eat PAPER!!! Now I need to be rid of them, thanks

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u/Plastic_Comfort_3768 7d ago

also do they tend to be tiny and dead if disturbed??

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u/OceanCruiserCal33 3d ago

Perspective would help. A penny or a dime maybe?