What is this thing?

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What is this insect (lemmy.world)

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It’s about 2-3mm in length. Central European location.

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[–] Darnton@piefed.zip 5 points 3 months ago

It's the gray or long-tailed silverfish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenolepisma_longicaudatum

They can be somewhat of a pest if they are in your house (unlike regular silverfish, who are relatively benign) and if you have books, or other papermaterial stored.