• monotremata@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    I dunno, silverfish are smaller than flies, but they still give me that revulsion response.

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        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.