aliens

[walterbmasson]

 

 

blow lamping loft today there was a damp patch around the ventelating dome the cracks beside it when i started the torch and started there was red long about 1 inch or more thin like worms with legs coming running out never seen these before but put the shivers down your spine i have now sealed the cracks with silicone does any one know what they are would they touch the birds

[bibendium]

think they are called silverfish, they are attracted by dampness , as to whether they would harm the birds woudnt like to guess.

[DOVEScot]

 

blow lamping loft today there was a damp patch around the ventelating dome the cracks beside it when i started the torch and started there was red long about 1 inch or more thin like worms with legs coming running out never seen these before but put the shivers down your spine i have now sealed the cracks with silicone does any one know what they are would they touch the birds

 

Wire worms in from the cold

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://entomology.unl.edu/images/seedpest/wireworms.jpg&imgrefurl=http://entomology.unl.edu/images/seedpest/wireworms.htm&h=406&w=600&sz=99&tbnid=hdwwcWcH3fcOXM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwireworms&usg=__eKk5Q0S2lKwFr6brsgskT4MTMsw=&ei=xHszS6aBC4TS4QalsdCqCA&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=6&ct=image&ved=0CBkQ9QEwBQ

[walterbmasson]

 

dove scot would they harm birds

[Guest spin cycle]

 

blow lamping loft today there was a damp patch around the ventelating dome the cracks beside it when i started the torch and started there was red long about 1 inch or more thin like worms with legs coming running out never seen these before but put the shivers down your spine i have now sealed the cracks with silicone does any one know what they are would they touch the birds

 

how many legs.....sounds to big for silverfish...if lots of legs...perhaps centipedes/millipedes or less legs... earwigs ? don't think they'd harm the birds...more like to eat the odd nasty

[walterbmasson]

THEY LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 20LEGS HAIRY LOOKING IT WAS THE COLOUR OF THEM RED

[Guest joshdonlan]

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/garden_centipede.htm

[DOVEScot]

dove scot would they harm birds

 

Naw they are plant, mainly potato parasites they will be hibernating in the damp wood :-/

[Guest]

ALIENS ??? as long as you werent seeing little flying saucers and flashing lights .. youll have nothing to worry you.                andy.

[Guest IB]

Red centipedes maybe? Carniverous, feeds on other insects, harmless to birds, red colour is a nature warning, so birds would not try and have them for lunch or anything like that..