Trigoniophthalmus alternatus, a non-native jumping bristletail common in humid areas where I live. unlike almost all insects most people are familiar with, jumping bristletails are ancestrally wingless—a very old lineage! they don’t seem to be too disappointed with their lot in life though, grazing on algae in the same old way as ever and also firing themselves a good foot in the air when startled.
@pesceterra submitted: No IDs need just wanted to show you the bugs I saw on vacation
Ahhhh!!! The dude in the video is a jumping bristletail actually, I see you tagged it as a firebrat. They look like silverfish and firebrats but are different. Cool find, though, I don't think I've ever had one submitted! Maybe one other over the years. Looks like you're right on the others, though! Although I will be replacing with my own specific tags :)
nemertea: Jumping Bristletail (Machilidae) - DSC_0896 by nickybay on Flickr. Perfect space aliens
SCREAMS! IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THESE THINGS WERE FOR YEARS. THEYRE SO CUTE BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE AAA IM SO HAPPY.
Time to google search pics of these adorable shits *v*
