Termite-Nest Silverfish vs Silverfish
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Termite-Nest Silverfish | Silverfish |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Atelura formicaria | Lepisma saccharinum |
| Order | Zygentoma | Zygentoma |
| Family | Nicoletiidae | Lepismatidae |
| Size | 4-6 mm | 10-15mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Indoors |
| Diet | Detritivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | Europe | Worldwide |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Termite-Nest Silverfish
A small, blind, unpigmented silverfish that lives exclusively inside ant nests. It has evolved chemical mimicry to avoid detection and is tolerated by its ant hosts.
Did You Know?
This silverfish steals food directly from the mouths of ants by mimicking the chemical signals ants use to request food sharing.
Silverfish
A primitive wingless insect with a silvery scaled body and three tail filaments. A common household inhabitant.
Did You Know?
Has existed in essentially the same form for 400 million years making it one of the oldest surviving insect designs.