Bug on my neck!
October 5, 2012 6:00 AM Subscribe
What is this bug? It was abut half an inch long, I found it crawling out of my hair onto my neck. Gah!?
I am in the Cleveland area at the moment if that matters at all.
I am in the Cleveland area at the moment if that matters at all.
Silverfish -- harmless to you, potentially damaging to your books 'n' stuff.
posted by drlith at 6:14 AM on October 5, 2012
posted by drlith at 6:14 AM on October 5, 2012
Looks like a tiny silverfish to me... which I've always been told is one of the better bugs to see in your apartment, as they eat all the other bugs.
So hey, at least you probably don't have lice!
posted by Grither at 6:15 AM on October 5, 2012
So hey, at least you probably don't have lice!
posted by Grither at 6:15 AM on October 5, 2012
That is a young firebrat or silverfish. Probably a firebrat.
They are harmless little insects that eat pretty much anything. You can't do much about them. They are quite stupid and like to run in circles when scared.
I like them.
posted by colinshark at 6:15 AM on October 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
They are harmless little insects that eat pretty much anything. You can't do much about them. They are quite stupid and like to run in circles when scared.
I like them.
posted by colinshark at 6:15 AM on October 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
Silverfish!
They're a pretty common household bug. We'll get a few occasionally, but they've never required any active response.
posted by mercredi at 6:16 AM on October 5, 2012
They're a pretty common household bug. We'll get a few occasionally, but they've never required any active response.
posted by mercredi at 6:16 AM on October 5, 2012
They are also one of the few living things that my cats are willing to eat. I assume they are tasty.
posted by colinshark at 6:17 AM on October 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by colinshark at 6:17 AM on October 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
Yup, my first thought was silverfish! Icky as anything, but harmless...
posted by DoubleLune at 6:22 AM on October 5, 2012
posted by DoubleLune at 6:22 AM on October 5, 2012
Looks like a flesh-eating termite earwig. No, just a silverfish. Firebrats are usually a darker color. Silverfish eat polysaccharides, not other insects. They are not especially useful, and may in rare cases become a problem.
posted by Nomyte at 8:25 AM on October 5, 2012
posted by Nomyte at 8:25 AM on October 5, 2012
Response by poster: Thanks everyone, I will continue to be very grossed out but discontinue worrying.
posted by French Fry at 8:51 AM on October 5, 2012
posted by French Fry at 8:51 AM on October 5, 2012
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