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What is this strange bug?
I cant believe i found another weird insect. I've never seen one of these before. at first i thought it was a silverfish or a firebrat until i looked at it closely and realized it was neither. i live in the wodds near seattle Wa. and this little guy was hiding in my mail. when i opened the news paper he popped out and landed on my table. when he is upset, (finger tapping on glass) he throws his tail end in the air for a moment, pauses and then slams it back down, causing him to jump about three inches into the air. this picture doesnt show it but under his tail there are six fine hairs or spikes (im not sure what they are). im not sure if you can see it in the picute, but it has four antennea, two are long and streight, the other two are short and curved inward.
this is the best picture i have at the moment.
i just spent some time searching and i now think that it is a jumping bristle tail.
i'm not sure exactly what species it is, but at least i know it's a bristletail, maybe i will find the exact one...
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Even though it doesn't seem like it, that is actually a type of silverfish. :) good guess.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Right, a silverfish. All insects have only two antennae. The curved appendages are mouthparts.
