Giant Firebrat of Corvallis. . .. .. .. .. . . Ƣݔҩᾫ٨ӷ quaoar

Megalepisma castor, a huge cousin of the silverfish. This creature stalks the dumpsters of Corvallis, eating rotten household waste, gnawing on eggshells and yogurt cups, and licking the grease spots on pizza boxes. It is a carrier of a number of diseases, chiefly Leptospirosis. Because they are immune to fire, the city exterminators must resort to liquid nitrogen, which they blast into the dumpsters with super-soakers. The only positive aspect of their presence in the city is that the Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) has been virtually eliminated, as the firebrats outcompete them for almost every resource. The clever reader will by now have realized that this animal is actually something completely other than Megalepisma castor. In fact this is an unidentified member of the family Lepismatidae, which also includes firebrats and silverfish. So far this animal has no common name, and I humbly propose immediate ratification of the name Corvallis Giant Firebrat. The true size is 18mm, and they do not carry any diseases transmissable to humans. Thank you for reading my description.

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Pets & Animals

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• firebrat
• lepismatid
• lepismatidae
• quaoar
• Ƣݔҩᾫ٨ӷ
• weird
• hexapod
• corvallis
• oregon
• br:Thermobia
• domestica]]
• [[cs:Rybenka
• skleníková]]
• [[de:Ofenfischchen]]
• [[es:Thermobia
• [[it:Thermobia
• [[la:Thermobia
• [[hu:Kemencehalacska]]
• [[nl:Ovenvisje]]
• [[ja:マダラシミ]]
• [[fi:Uunitoukka]]

[Ijustwanttolisteable]

Arlo, are you an entomologist? Just curious, as I've always wanted to be one since I was a child, but alas, the process is rather costly, and I'm not the best student..

[memutic]

@Ijustwanttolisteable I'm a zoologist, and mostly self-taught. You don't need any costly processes if you like to learn - get some books!

[NinjaAngel619]

lyrics please?

[memutic]

@NinjaAngel619 Further down in the comments section.

[MultiPeaceboy]

du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du du du duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu du du

[memutic]

@MultiPeaceboy Thanks for transcribing my song!

I love the part where it goes duu dud uu du duud du duu du duu - that took me a long time to compose.

[Katmamik]

I was thinking that thing looked like a silverfish before i read the story, but I didnt think it was 7 inches long.

[neverhero3215]

It has a neat sheen to it's shell.

[matheuswoww]

That awkward moment when you start clinching at the wind breeze after watching this.

[TypesEvilAspieEyes]

Soo cute !! I love when they crawl on my hand and play

[t3rr411]

Super Soakers are the best toy Ever

[scrapthrall]

Nuke it from orbit,it's the only way to be sure...:D