Silverfish *Lepisma saccharina*

[LtBartram]

Oh! and Silverfish are actually helpful, they eat ticks, bedbugs, and sometimes mosquito's! They're not slimy or filthy, they keep themselves very very VERY clean.

[MRCAB]

@LtBartram Don't sugarcoat these little freaks. lol

[LtBartram]

How big do they get? I live in a house with millions of pet hairs and dander, and I wander if the Silverfish that just began living here will eat books and cloths in the house. But, anyway are silverfish dangerous in numbers? or will they just leave us alone

[MRCAB]

@LtBartram No bigger than 3/4". They aren't harmful to humans but they will destroy all kinds of stuff in your house and make a mess of it, in large groups.

[LtBartram]

@MRCAB YES, but will they crave things other than the almost unlimited supply of dander and hairs?

[NolaVascular504]

Oh but on a good note silver fish eat bed bugs :) not too shabby ey!?? Research it!

[NolaVascular504]

These dirty sons of bitches come from the drains in your house. Toilet,sink,shower you name it! Make sure you drop some bleach down your drains 2times a week. They love carpet and beds. Cotton/linen/silk etc. kill it. Kill it with FIRE!!!

[jackraydark]

so cute :D

[FRiKiJDM]

Damn that's disgusting, I have those little pieces of shit in my bathroom, that little disgusting bitches...

[TOTTER2009]

are those dangerous? even though they aren't how can i get rid of them my papers are all gone

[NINJA5589]

Ha tinder

[kurosaki221]

@MegaDrLemon BLUEXEPHOS FTW!

[MegaDrLemon]

BURN IT WITH FIRE! GIVE ME A FLINT AND TENDER!!!

[kanesabian]

Yes, they are found in England!.. However they are less common to find for England's humidity is lower and these cute lil guys love heat!

[MisterMittensjr]

thier scarier in minecraft...

[Savaniel]

See, now in Minecraft, these things are freakin' scary.

[MRCAB]

@Savaniel Aw, I really want to get Minecraft but my main computer died :-(

[andrewweeson]

@Savaniel are you afraid of silverfish? well get the spider catcher now from ebay or amazon! :)

[jeenyus720]

KILL IT WITH FIRE

[fuelfeeder]

Go little guy, go...Now kill it!!

[Lilnugzz]

Are these in England ?

[iAmTheElemental]

I just cut one in half right at the back near the back legs... And it kept moving. They are.... Freaky.

[TerraNovaNow]

We love these little creatures; and I'm glad someone made a kind video showing what they really are: cute beings that were here even before our species became to be... Thank you!

[Goopydisc]

@ScytheMantis go fuck urself i kill bugs all the time and i fuckin hate them im not afraid of them i just want them out of my house and if that means the ugly lil fuckers gotta die then so be it stop being obnoxious u dont kno everything so stop acting like it and if u want live with them go to a fucking pet store

[Goopydisc]

Ya they r real cute when they climb across ur blanket a 4 in the morning looking for food it was right over my fucking mouth and whoevers comment i read about looking to start a colony of them ur welcome to come to my house and kill/lookfor them

[msnaruminem]

The ones near me are darker in color

[TerraNovaNow]

@msnaruminem That's because they're younger... They turn grey when they're 4 or 5 years old (they live up to eight years...)

[SumthnfancyProject]

I am trying to start a small colony of these little guys, would you happen to know anyone online that may have a few of these for order? Thanks!

[MRCAB]

@SumthnfancyProject Not really the kind of bug people want. More like the bug they want to get rid of. Sorry, no.

[TerraNovaNow]

@SumthnfancyProject I wish there were more people like you! People want to kill these cute little beings... We have lots of them at home, but it's really hard to catch one! They run so fast! But you can try to let them into your house; just stop using any chemicals to clean the house -just water-, and they will come to you! They eat paper, hair and fungus; but they eat so little that they won't destroy anything... They're so sweet! Enjoy them!

[roark100]

@SumthnfancyProject im not sure there might be i know id want one because it lives up to 5 years and its a living fossil it looks like a land version of my pet tripos

[RealFutureStar33]

@SumthnfancyProject

all you gotta do is leave a towel on the floor of you bathroom for a week and you will find some, and then you will never be able to get rid of them

[Awesomeness9003]

I turned on the 1911 button and laughed my head off

[MRCAB]

@Awesomeness9003 Aw... I missed it! Wasn't online all day :-p

[1009en]

ewww...! why did you make a video on such disgusting animals?

just kill them!

[jglherron]

@MRCAB

 THE HOW DID YOU GET SILVER FISH?

[MRCAB]

@jglherron It's an old house; they probably came in through the cracks.

[jglherron]

Your house must be FREAKING dirty

[MRCAB]

@jglherron Nope.

[HINDERIZATION]

i love silverfish :D

[MRCAB]

@HINDERIZATION You're a real minority then, aren't you? LOL

[HINDERIZATION]

@MRCAB maybe ;D

[Selendomono]

I went to the beach one time and came out the water with about 30 of these in my pants... NOT FUN

[MRCAB]

@Selendomono Those probably weren't silverfish, but rather some kind of silver fishies. These don't dwell in the water.

[dannysmith15]

@Selendomono Lying to get attention are we? They are not fish. They do not live in the sea or in water! Dumbass!

[lakai4187]

scary ass things when there swim across your damn carpet!!! haha i put one in a little plastic capsule, like the ones from the 25 cent machines and put 4 drops of GOOP OFF in in and it fuckin freaked out! and them all of a sudden it screamed/whistled!!!! NO JOKE, try it next time. ;)

[softshock9]

KILL IT WITH FIRE.

[4realRecon]

fuck this bug

[EmoOfDestiny]

these guys r insanely fast, hard to squish them

[davidfreilich]

@EmoOfDestiny but not as hard as the damn fucking house centeped...

[demon546789]

i freaking hate these there so annoying and they craw on you in your sleep O_O

[sorryunlucky]

@demon546789 No they do not... They like Moist areas unless your wet in your sleep they don't. If they do check if your peeing your self in your sleep...

[PhunWitVids]

im gonna spray them down to the ground!~

[KimmyKimmy31]

i hate these !

i see them ALL the time in my house D;

[Repudation]

I hate these things I saw a huge brown one in my tub it was about the size of my pinky

[EmoOfDestiny]

@Repudation that was probably a slug.

[Repudation]

@EmoOfDestiny Um trust me it wasnt. It looked just like these only a bigger version. Probably something that belonged in the family

[ChaoticVampire]

You know, they're kinda cute when you see their little legs wiggle like that :p

[Ocelotte]

@ChaoticVampire Awww. :^D I love how stubby and short their legs are.

[yyykkll]

i never see a silverfish in hong kong

[ww2buff527]

I used to have these...........but then some house centipedes came and had a feast. Now I have house centipedes in my house. 0_0

[TeamNade]

I was just laying in bed and One of These Little guys jumped from the roof and almost Landes on my face.

[david959100]

hate these fuckin things

[Senfglasleerlecker]

I keep some Firebrats in a tank, but these are so much cooler.some of them live under my bed and in my bathroom, but they are to fast to catch. too bad they are so small, they should be as big as a hamster.

[Hammas4ever]

OMG! Lepisma Saccarina! hexopodia, Animalia, OMG. Its to sick and scarry.

i have owned and pwnd them all!

those little bastards are now gone. just open you window and all you central figues and theyre gone! omg they are so disgusting oh my god.. and the problem is they run like BULLETS

[soultosqueeze28]

fascinating... looks like a prehistoric hybrid of crickets and tadpoles hmm

[waliwrk]

I have some of these motherfuckers at my bathroom and man they're so fucking nasty and disgusting. I've used some kinda spray yesterday and hope it works.

[wa7sh1409]

@waliwrk

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah­a

they r really motherfuckers ,, nasty , ugly , disgusting ,, once a time i woke found one of them walking on my bedddd oh shiiiiittttttt

[waliwrk]

@wa7sh1409

Yeah, they're. ARGHH! But thanks God, they're gone after I sprayed them and fucked 'em up. ^^

[kalcaron]

Silverfish are cool. I've always liked them since I was a kid.

[WorldsNumba1Asshole]

Lol silver fish are so stupid.They let you pick them up and barely run away.They act like I'm going to pet them...

[nadiaclifton]

barely run away????? they run like bullets... are you sure they are silverfish you are umm petting.

[UltimoDragonfan1]

ive never ever seen a silverfish or firebrat

[2009European]

I have accept them in my kitchen and bathroom, they can live up to 5 years !

[Mar2623]

@2009European 5 to 8 years I've heard

[JJE162820]

i've seen these creatures many times and gosh i really hate them -_-

[Planetary0]

They're so cute! Whenever I see one while taking a dump, I just light up! They really make my day. :)

[finaltorment]

AHAHAH !!!! For me it's a mix of that + I NEED TO KILL IT AS SOON AS I'M DONE !!!! but for now it's a good distraction... I will let it live for 5 more secs... oh shit it's gone !

[Billete37]

@Planetary0 They are cute. I thought I was the only one lol

[TheEvilCouncill]

@Planetary0 Usually taking a good poo is enough to light up one's day.

[PhidippusAudax]

the first time i saw this monster with three tails, i screamed like crazy, and it dropped from the ceiling

[antiiraqwar]

this is the lowest form of internet ever!!!!

shame on you all!

[MRCAB]

What do you mean by that?

[antiiraqwar]

i just killed a silverfish and i wondered if there was an idiot who maybe had filmed these filthy creatures? And it was really sadening to discover there was! If you can find this shit on youtube, it means the death of the possibility of ever finding an original idea.

The lowest form of internet has, in my opinion, been reached!

[MRCAB]

I have my reasons for posting this vid(blogging, showing others what they look like), but at least I'm not looking them up for as stupid a reason as you are. Talk about wasting time: you take the cake. Good job.

[antiiraqwar]

so you are the idiot who did this!

in your honor im going to crush a dozen silverfish to death tonight! you hear me????

[MRCAB]

Dude, I didn't post this bcz they were cute. I don't know where you got that idea... oh wait, you're a moron: now it makes sense. Good job moron!

[antiiraqwar]

don't make come over there and do the same with you as i did with the silverfish!

[MRCAB]

This is where your trolling fails.

[antiiraqwar]

want some nachos?

[asdfxyz1]

scared the shit out of me when i was throwing away my old homework. i thought my house didnt have any.

[RodStewartfan1]

Listen I don't hate all bugs only a few just to clear things up! Could we just forget about it and move on!

[RodStewartfan1]

urgh forget it!

[RodStewartfan1]

sorry MRCAB Scythemantis is being mean to me! I was just saying my opinion and he just has a complete meltdown over it!

[RodStewartfan1]

why are you being so mean to me!!! I CAN SPELL!

[MRCAB]

huh?

[tubesteakbooky]

they are really quite tasty lightly sauted in garlic and butter,mmmmm.

[RodStewartfan1]

OMG NO ITS NOT!!!!!!!

[Scythemantis]

yuh-huh.

[RodStewartfan1]

Don't ever talk to me like that!!! I'm not being whiny I'm just stating my opinion!! IM SICK OF PEOPLE BEING MEAN TO ME WHEN EVER I MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT SOMETHING!!! I'm not a bitch either! BITE ME!!!!!!!!!

[Scythemantis]

Well duh it's an opinion. A whiny and bitchy one! :P

[Biff947]

They're kinda cute actually

[MRCAB]

okay..... so you're an asshole now? sheesh... I was just joking...

[MRCAB]

And the first thing you thought was, I'm going to go look them up on Youtube? LOL

[FlapjacksOnRage]

YUP!

[oOoRandomnessoOo]

I found one in my bathroom once. Lil bastard freaked the shit out of me. They are common in old books and bathrooms. They eat pretty much anything

[EbayFigureReviews777]

AHH!!!! KILL"EM!!!

[Scythemantis]

I have always wanted to see or own some of these. I love all insects and hear so much about silverfish but have NEVER seen one. I live in America where they're supposed to be common...I'd keep a whole tank of them as pets, they seem so exotic and weird to me! I could feed them paperback novels I didn't like.

[IlaSkywalker]

Li odio. Dio mio.

[huldu]

Got a truck load of these suckers in the bathroom. Ive been squashing 2-5 every day for 2 months now. I have not seen a decline in their population. Tho id rather have these than american cockroaches.

[MRCAB]

Totally!

I only see cockroaches outside. I usually drop a brick on 'em.

[sparkloweb]

The reason these little creatures cause an instinctive feeling of disgust and fright in people is because they prefer damp, dark places such as caves, where humans originally evolved. At night the silverfish would burrow under a caveman's eyelids and "swim" around the body, just below the outermost layer of skin (hence, the name "silverfish"). This phenomenon is also the origin of the "creepy crawly feeling," though in modern times the feeling is not usually related to a silverfish infection.

[MRCAB]

that's just about the wackiest thing I've heard all day.

[BlackAndrew]

bullshiiittt

[swatb5]

D'A FUCK?! OMG?! lol

[MuSiCxLOvAAxhAwTiiE]

freaky weirdo.

get some help please

[DARIO8417]

Bhhhhhh! I make sense of these animals.

[australopitheconcius]

Try to live without killing!

[dare4uf]

what ever kill those nasty things

[RodStewartfan1]

I HATE THESE BUGS TOO!! they're mostly in my basement!!! I can't enjoy going down stairs if they're there! THEY SCARE ME! I HATE BUGS!!!

[dare4uf]

lol they scare me too ekkk i hate HATE HATE THEM!!!!!

[Scythemantis]

You're an idiot. Nobody should hate insects, or any animals for that matter. Insects are gorgeous, fascinating and helpful.

[Scythemantis]

Fucking pussy. Bugs are beautiful, amazing animals and only a few dozen of the THOUSANDS of species are even capable of bothering you. There is no reason to hate them all just because you're a whiny bitch over some silverfish, lol.

[PatelsAreTakingOver]

repulsive

[ThePivotAdventures]

I HATE THIS SHIT!!!!!!!! i hate bugs....i wont touch 1

[Scythemantis]

Grow up. Nobody in their right mind should hate or fear insects. Why can't you touch one? (Or even spell "one?") are you a two year old girl?

[ThePivotAdventures]

hey dumbass its called "Insectophobia"

[Scythemantis]

No, phobia is when you're just afraid of something. People who fear insects or reptiles or rodents tend to also claim they "hate" them, find them disgusting or want them to die. That's where it gets ignorant and pathetic.

[luford]

ur fucked up man

[Scythemantis]

But, I can spell "you're!"

[sergeantsolo]

everytime I see one in my room I kill them on site, I hope they become extinct during my lifetime.

[BlackOut55555666666]

you mother fucker they're cute.

[Scythemantis]

That's an asinine thing to say. You shouldn't want any species to become extinct, and these can't even HURT you.

I hope *you* drop dead in my lifetime, ass.

[07chillwill07]

i hate these little fuckers..

they're always on my wall and shit just chillin. .i cant get rid of them too!!

their so annoying and freaky lookin.

[MRCAB]

They crawl into your ears, nose, & mouth when you are sleeping.

[koflo22947]

How interestingly creepy, thank you...

[Scythemantis]

not actually true

[boomdude]

i hate these little fuckers!!! they are pretty cool looking but i want them out my house. they're everywhere!

[Burdus]

They're one of the oldest living insects around today, just like Tarantula's.

Don't worry these things wont harm you. They are very shy creatures and mostly come out when its dark. They prefer attics or basements where it's dark and damp. Best not to store your books there though as they do like to eat the Glue in book bindings!

[GlennRekkoha]

Oh, and yes. They're ancient bugs. Insects with the highest lifespan. One can live 8 years, that's why I treat them like regular house pets, they even live longer then some of the "normal" house pets ;)

[sorryunlucky]

@GlennRekkoha By "regular" you mean you keep them or you let them go without killing or harming them?

[GlennRekkoha]

I'm a silverfish fan.

But in my country they're kinda smaller. 8-10 mm. Anyways, they're so damn cute! And since they live in toilets they watch you poo : )

[SgtHamster45]

i hate silverfish, one time I saw a spider eat a silverfish then I killed the spider becuase also hate spiders

[SuperStefferz]

I love silverfish! =D

They're ancient fast little buggers that eat my wallpaper paste! x)

[easyraider860]

i dont know why but they creep me out like hell! our country haves the smaler and more brigther one.

[r3negadeangel]

cute little guys...i'd rather have these dudes in my house than bastard house centipedes

[conxmeo]

are these the bugs if u squish there's like dust that comes out kinda along with w/e body fluid that they have?

[MRCAB]

I don't know; give it a try.

[macandfriends]

its true, its like they are dust. these things freak me out for some reason. i guess cause some of their faces look human sometimes

[TheStonedSlackerNZ]

silverfish are wankers

[THYSANURAset]

Bastante interesante el "pecesillo de plata" lepisma saccharina, 400 millones de años de no evolución los convierten en los insectos mas primitivos del orbe. Si comen celulosa de los libros pero no lo suficiente para destruirlos, al parecer pocos conocen verdaderamente a que se enfrentan en su propia casa o departamento.

[MRCAB]

uh........ huh?!

[bboybiogrind]

lol these things look like triops

[joannegreenjordan]

do silverfish bite humans??

[MRCAB]

pretty sure they don't.

[THYSANURAset]

Oh, no no no, the litle "lepisma saccharina" is a proto-insect inofensive, whit 400 millions years of no evolution, the humans still here from near 60 thousand years, can you imagine which species survive the next 400 millions?

[CRTVBR]

They don´t bite humans, but I already saw some silverfish lavas eating hairs dropped on the floor.

[Darkiesmistress]

no. besides grossing people out with appearances, they are harmless. they even help us clean by wating soap scum.

[DJAlbyT]

Hikesssssssssssss

[Eggyvideos]

actually quite cute they are

[satomiwa]

weird little bugs. apparently quite destructive if they get into your old books or photo albums. they were in my last place, but they seemed confined to the bathroom where you could watch them darting in and out of the shower mat on the floor. it really did look like they were swimming. also had house centipedes at that place, no doubt controlling the silverfish population from getting out of hand.

[vlovemeordiev]

I have silverfish and house centipedes too. I can't take it though. I spray like every month. I wish I could do something else besides poisoning myself lol =/

[slauterhaus]

weird thing about them is they're such crafty survivors, but if you barely tap them they die. how can something that smushes so easily be so prolific?

[MRCAB]

and when they get hit with water, it washes all the color out of them.

[iTrashvideos]

i have this and Scutigera in my house

nothing else hopefully

[shwing164]

I'm selling some fat home raised silverfish on ebay. 99. cents starting bid for the whole lot.

Great house pet, also high in nutrition. This is obviously a joke, please remain calm.

[macandfriends]

high in nutrition huh? i can see it now... NEWEST DIET! THEY ARE SO LEAN THEY ARE ALMOST DUST!

[MOOLILIE]

Are Silverfish dangerous in some way?

[MRCAB]

not sure. all I know it that they get everywhere and make a mess. they just become a nuisance.

[SegaJack82]

Yes, all tiny creatures can be dangerous, they can crawl into your nose when you sleep and crawl into your brain,  or bite through your eardrum and live inside your head

[Spokehouse]

I only know them Black.

[joesmoe71]

Well... they're cuter than house centipedes, I'll grant them that

[geminisMLG]

En serio, esos bichos me dan una repugnancia extrema. Diossss

[MRCAB]

huh?

[tulo555]

ponles hormigas lol y verás

[kanshou]

You could race 'em.