What kind of insect while moving resembles a fish swimming? i.e. they "wiggle" their body while moving similar to how a fish looks by moving their fins back and forth to move. They are only maybe 1/4 inch long, and are grayish in color.
2006-09-15 04:44:34 · 5 answers · asked by tag 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Could use some more details? Where was it found, in your home or while out swimming or fishing in a river?
If your thinking of aquatic insects, there are several whose larva swim by wiggling their bodies up and down (more like a dolphin then a fish). Included in these are some Baetidae, Ephemeridae (often called wigglers), and Isonychidae (minnowflies). All of these belong to the order Ephemeroptera also known as Mayflies.
2006-09-15 18:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by gshprd918 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the outline it appears like a beetle. yet beetles do no longer chew or sting people, trees on the different hand ... despite if if the wings are above the physique, then a cukoo bee or wasp could desire to be the respond. considering the fact that bugs have their skeleton on the outdoors, all bugs are no longer common outdoors. If there's a next time, capture it in a jar, instead of flushing it.
2016-11-07 09:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll agree with the others, probably silverfish. Guess that would explain the name. Did you find it in your house? Silverfish often infest people's houses.
2006-09-15 07:10:55 · answer #3 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
silverfish
2006-09-15 04:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm with Jim.
Silverfish.
2006-09-15 04:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by dph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋