Hey Zpyder (or anyone else) any idea what this is?

Mongoose · August 16, 2012, 23:28:50 PM

I just caught and evicted this little guy in my bathroom, anyone care to hazard a guess what it is?

sorry for the poor photography, the light isn't great at this time of night!

I'd say it was about 6mm long with multiple (2 or 3) pointy tail bits which don't really show up well in the picture. It was fast too, I only just caught it before it would have disappeared between floorboards.

zpyder · August 17, 2012, 00:22:37 AM

A not so silver silverfish.

They're common in households, feed on sugars in wallpaper, carpets, and the scum in your bathtub etc. I think they're in most houses, but if you see lots of them it suggests you need to do some cleaning!

EDIT:

Here's a wiki link for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

Clock'd 0Ne · August 17, 2012, 12:57:29 PM

Don't be silly Zpyder, Mongoose has his house built out of Minecraft stone blocks, that's the only explanation

Mongoose · August 18, 2012, 10:23:09 AM

indeed, it's the Ghasts which keep spawning by my nether portal in the basement which are really causing trouble! Still it makes getting to work so much faster!

Pete · August 20, 2012, 20:45:20 PM

* Post bugs and stuff tbh *

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Think this is a woodlouse spider of some sort but it was proper big.

Mongoose · August 20, 2012, 20:48:44 PM

according to my information, your bug would have eaten my bug given the chance!

zpyder · August 20, 2012, 23:33:02 PM

Quote from: Pete on August 20, 2012, 20:45:20 PM
* Post bugs and stuff tbh *

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Think this is a woodlouse spider of some sort but it was proper big.

Yeah, woodlouse spider. Best give a wide berth as they have big fangs

Serious · August 23, 2012, 04:43:56 AM

Meh, pick it up, chuck it out into garden

M3ta7h3ad · August 23, 2012, 18:01:43 PM

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

DEViANCE · August 23, 2012, 20:48:16 PM

This is the bigest visitor I've had so far this summer, I had to be rescued by the wife as it had me cornered.

zpyder · August 23, 2012, 22:41:51 PM

Meh, these guys are your friends, catching and eating all the other things in the house...

Clock'd 0Ne · August 23, 2012, 22:57:20 PM

I have yet to see an indoor spider's web that has ever actually caught any of the other annoying insects

M3ta7h3ad · August 23, 2012, 23:13:40 PM

Quote from: DEViANCE on August 23, 2012, 20:48:16 PM
This is the bigest visitor I've had so far this summer, I had to be rescued by the wife as it had me cornered.
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Jesus, I'd have moved out. Chuff it, the house is yours mr spider!

Mongoose · August 24, 2012, 08:52:03 AM

if you want to see spiders, come up with an excuse to explore some derelict buildings. I worked for a while as an assistant building surveyor and some of the ones I saw..... lets just say that despite being slightly arachnophobic I am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.

Leon · August 24, 2012, 09:09:11 AM

Quote from: Mongoose on August 24, 2012, 08:52:03 AMI am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.

I feel the same after a year in Australia chasing huntsmen spiders so they will jump towards a friend

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Hey Zpyder (or anyone else) any idea what this is?