# What kind of bug is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 3, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698 "2018-09-03T17:39:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/1 "2018-09-03T17:39:52Z")

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[![](https://i.imgur.com/YnS1elm.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/YnS1elm.jpg)

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/2 "2018-09-03T17:44:59Z")

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[Silverfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish)

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**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/3 "2018-09-03T18:09:11Z")

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Thanks, jayjay.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/4 "2018-09-03T18:12:39Z")

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No problem. You posted one of the easy ones. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Aescwynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Aescwynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aescwynn)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/5 "2018-09-03T18:17:55Z")

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In a really great book, _Who Is Teddy Villanova?_ by Thomas Berger, a ceiling light fixture is described as “a hippodrome for silverfish.”

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/6 "2018-09-03T21:17:07Z")

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Get some salt.

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/7 "2018-09-03T21:45:06Z")

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Yeah, they’re _delicious_.

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**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/820698/8 "2018-09-03T21:50:53Z")

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> [@markn\_1](#):
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> Yeah, they’re _delicious_.

Sourdough bread, tomato.

cabernet?