Silverfish

Humid, dark environments such as basements, attics, bathrooms, and kitchens

Starches and polysaccharides including book bindings, carpet, clothing, coffee, dandruff, glue, hair, some paints, paper, photos, plaster, and sugar

Nocturnal and photophobic (light-avoiding) insects that move with a quick, fish-like swimming motion; they can live up to eight years and survive for weeks without food

They are nuisance pests that can damage household goods and books but do not transmit diseases to humans; they have minimal ecological benefits indoors but serve as prey for spiders and centipedes