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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Silverfish (Zygentoma) » Lepidotrichidae » Tricholepidion » Relict Silverfish (Tricholepidion gertschi)
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Tricholepidion gertschi (relict silverfish) - Tricholepidion gertschi
Copyright © 2016 Samuel DeGrey

Tricholepidion gertschi (relict silverfish) - Tricholepidion gertschi
Benbow, Humboldt County, California, USA
July 12, 2016
Size: Around 10 mm
Last picture of the day. In case anyone was wondering, this specimen is still alive. So alive that I had a hard time getting the little jerk to sit still. (which is why the pics are a bit blurry, sorry about that) I photographed another specimen preserved in alcohol for some more detailed images that were hard to get on the live one. I'll make another post for that guy since it's a different specimen, later.

Also note that all three caudal filaments are broken. A completely intact specimen has caudal filaments about 3 times this length

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Contributed by Samuel DeGrey on 25 July, 2016 - 8:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 July, 2016 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you very much!

(In response to your comment on the other picture, I got them mixed up haha)
… Samuel DeGrey, 25 July, 2016 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

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