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Ctenolepisma longicaudata Meulenbelt
Ctenolepisma longicaudata found inside, together with Lepisma saccharinna.
This image was used for the booklet "Top-insecten" issued by the Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn in 2019, for children to "collect" images of all sorts of insects, handed out with every 10€ of purchase.
https://www.naturalis.nl/top-insecten-met-albert-heijn
https://nieuws.ah.nl/naturalis-en-albert-heijn-zetten-insecten-in-de-schijnwerpers/
The gray silverfish, also known as giant silverfish or long-tailed silverfish, is a small insect whose Latin name is Ctenolepisma longicaudatum. As with the silverfish the gray silverfish has scales that cover the body in a silvery sheen. The gray silverfish can also move very fast. Gray silverfish are about two centimeters long and are found in books and paper.
