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Identification history
| Atelurinae (subfamily) | 8 Jun 2026 | CathB |
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Under a rock, associated with numerous ants which are shown in sighting 4729456
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GBS
wrote:
8 Jun 2026
I don't think this is a silverfish. Yes it superficially resembles an Atelurid but it is much darker and more elongate than any other species I have seen in Australia. I suspect it might be a beetle larva.
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Silverfish (Zygentoma) Primitive insects Insects
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- Ants Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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