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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Me too. What's up with that? Gnats too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I think they move too smoothly. I think it's maybe a combination of the "ew, tiny things are parasites" and the "ew, smooth-moving things are snakes" responses, even though neither of those is appropriate for the silverfish itself. I think that's part of what happens with the house millipedes, too.