Silverfish - Revision history

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	=='''Description'''==		=='''Description'''==
	[[File:Silverfish_closeup.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|center\|Silverfish closeup, Fig 2.<ref name= ""silverfish_closeuppic">2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverfish_(Lepisma_saccharina).jpg" AJC ajcann.wordpress.com from UK, href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons. </ref>.]]		[[File:Silverfish_closeup.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|center\|Silverfish closeup, Fig 2.<ref name= ""silverfish_closeuppic">2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverfish_(Lepisma_saccharina).jpg" AJC ajcann.wordpress.com from UK, href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons. </ref>.]]
	Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs <ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal [[Diversity]] Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.		Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs <ref name= "Silverfish_Diversityweb">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal [[Diversity]] Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.

	=='''Range and Habitat'''==		=='''Range and Habitat'''==
	Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally <ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally <ref name= "Silverfish_web"/>.

	''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards <ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards <ref name= "Silverfish_web"/>.

	=='''Diet and Behavior'''==		=='''Diet and Behavior'''==
	''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food <ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food <ref name= "Silverfish_web"/>.

	Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator <ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>. They are fast, but cannot jump <ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood <ref name= "bug guide"/>.		Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator <ref name= "Silverfish_web"/>. They are fast, but cannot jump <ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood <ref name= "bug guide"/>.

	With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism" <ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism" <ref name= "Silverfish_web"/>.

	=='''References'''==		=='''References'''==

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	<ref name= "silverfish_pic">Christian Fischer. 2013. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LepismaSaccharina.jpg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>.		<ref name= "silverfish_pic">Christian Fischer. 2013. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LepismaSaccharina.jpg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>.
	<ref name= ""silverfish_closeuppic">2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverfish_(Lepisma_saccharina).jpg" AJC ajcann.wordpress.com from UK, href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons. </ref>.		<ref name= ""silverfish_closeuppic">2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverfish_(Lepisma_saccharina).jpg" AJC ajcann.wordpress.com from UK, href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons. </ref>.
	<ref name= "~~Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb~~">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.		<ref name= "Silverfish_web">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.
	<ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>.		<ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>.

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	=='''Description'''==		=='''Description'''==
	Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs <ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal [[Diversity]] Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.		[[File:Silverfish_closeup.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|center\|Silverfish closeup, Fig 2.<ref name= ""silverfish_closeuppic">2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverfish_(Lepisma_saccharina).jpg" AJC ajcann.wordpress.com from UK, href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons. </ref>.]]
			Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs <ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal [[Diversity]] Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.

	=='''Range and Habitat'''==		=='''Range and Habitat'''==
	Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally <ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally <ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards <ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards <ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	=='''Diet and Behavior'''==		=='''Diet and Behavior'''==
	''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food <ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food <ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator <ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>. They are fast, but cannot jump <ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood <ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator <ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb"/>. They are fast, but cannot jump <ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood <ref name= "bug guide"/>.

	With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism"<ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~"/>.		With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism" <ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	=='''References'''==		=='''References'''==
	<ref name= "silverfish_pic">Christian Fischer. 2013. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LepismaSaccharina.jpg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>.		<ref name= "silverfish_pic">Christian Fischer. 2013. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LepismaSaccharina.jpg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>.
	<ref name= "~~AnimalDiversityWeb~~">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.		<ref name= ""silverfish_closeuppic">2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverfish_(Lepisma_saccharina).jpg" AJC ajcann.wordpress.com from UK, href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons. </ref>.
			<ref name= "Silverfish_AnimalDiversityWeb">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.
	<ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>.		<ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>.

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	=='''Classification'''==		=='''Classification'''==

	[[File:Silverfish.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Silverfish, Fig 1.]]		[[File:Silverfish.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Silverfish, Fig 1.<ref name= "silverfish_pic">Christian Fischer. 2013. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LepismaSaccharina.jpg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>.]]

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	=='''Description'''==		=='''Description'''==
	Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs.		Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs <ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal [[Diversity]] Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.

	=='''Range and Habitat'''==		=='''Range and Habitat'''==
	Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally.		Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally <ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards.		''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards <ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	=='''Diet and Behavior'''==		=='''Diet and Behavior'''==
	''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food.		''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food <ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator. They are fast, but cannot jump. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood.		Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator <ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb"/>. They are fast, but cannot jump <ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood <ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

	With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism".		With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism"<ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb"/>.

			=='''References'''==
			<ref name= "silverfish_pic">Christian Fischer. 2013. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LepismaSaccharina.jpg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>.
			<ref name= "AnimalDiversityWeb">Claire Labuda. 2025. University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisma_saccharina/. </ref>.
			<ref name= "bug guide"> Robin McLeod. 2006. Bug Guide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/40366. </ref>.

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			=='''Description'''==
			Silverfish have a body length from 10 to 12 millimeters, but have been recorded to reach 25 millimeters, and are silver, gray, brown, or black in color. Two long antennae and 11 segments with fish-like scales cover their carrot-shaped bodies. Three filaments make up the "tail" of the body and they have six legs.

			=='''Range and Habitat'''==
			Silverfish, or ''Lepisma saccharinum'', are found worldwide but they are commonly found in North America, Europe, Japan, and China. Their origin is still unknown because their distribution is so vast but they are likely from a tropical region originally.

			''Lepisma saccharinum'' prefer moist dark habitats, often living under rocks and in the leaf litter. Silverfish have adapted to living in manmade structures such as basements, kitchens, attics, and bathrooms. Typically residing in cracks, walls, shingles or between floorboards.

			=='''Diet and Behavior'''==
			''Lepisma saccharinum'' are omnivores and tend to eat food scraps, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing, dead insects including other silverfish, plants, cellulose, and if there is no food, they have been recorded to go 307 days without any food.

			Silverfish are often predated by [[chilopoda\|centipedes]], [[earwigs]], and spiders. If they get attacked, they can remove their scales in an attempt to escape a web or predator. They are fast, but cannot jump. They evolved to be nocturnal to avoid predators and humans, they are extremely skittish. While silverfish are considered solitary, if there is a big enough food source, they will congregate. Silverfish are also [[decomposers]], breaking down dead leaves and wood.

			With other [[insects]], silverfish have symbiotic relationships. They can be found in [[termites\|termite]] and ant nests, demonstrating "nest commensalism".

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			[[File:Silverfish.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Silverfish, Fig 1.]]

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