Waterbugs are eating our dock!

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These bugs look like a cross between a slug and a cockroach. They're quite large and can move pretty fast if harassed. Does anyone know what these things are?

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sharkeeper

Lifer
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Not silverfish, I've had those! :eek: They appear hard in the picture like pillbugs but they are quite slimy underneath. Time to replace everything with concrete...

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urameatball

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they look tasty. :)
but here's my solution to all of life's problems. "DUCT TAPE"
 

brtspears2

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I'd just poke them off with a long stick, or find my torch lighter and make em glow...
 

sharkeeper

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Denis Fillion emailed me that they are isopods. One quick search found an interesting page...

Biology of Isopods

I know insects pretty well and these certainly aren't one of 'em. Now it looks as if I'll have to catch one and get it up close! :Q

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