Do silverfish bite humans

Answer 1

Fortunately, silverfish do NOT bite or harm humans. :)

Bullsh*t. When I was 12, I recently had these silverish bugs in my room. I thought it was nothing intresting. I was a really filthy person, I had clothes everywhere in my room (my room is by the kitchen and bathroom, common places where silverfish might live) and well, one day I put on a pants on the ground (stupid idea) and I wore it out, the next day I had a HIGH fever and my left leg (about 5 inches below and above my knee) was covered all around red bumps, it was itchy and crazy burning hot. My mom thought it was nothing, so she didn't take me to the ER but, I felt horrible, there is no other bugs in my room, it was SILVERFISH. Therefore, Silverfish do BITE and HARM people.

Answer 2

It depends on how little the person is based on height, weight, or age. Or if the jellyfish is a certain species then humans are able to die from a bad sting. So yes and no.

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Yes. There have been four recorded deaths in the United States. One from a box jellyfish, Chiropalmus quadrumanus, and three from Physalia physalis, the Atlantic Portuguese Man of War.

There have been seventy recorded deaths since 1884 in Australia from the 'sea wasp', Chironex fleckeri, and two from the Irukandji jellyfish, Carukia barnesi. One other death is linked to another species of Irukandji jellyfish, Malo kingi, which was named after its victim, Robert King and identified shortly after his death.

Other indo-pacific countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines only report less than a handful each of fatalities associated with box jellyfish. However, lack of death certificates, misdiagnosis, and fear of scaring off tourists most probably accounts for under-reporting of jellyfish deaths in those countries.

The box jellyfish, Chiropsalmus quadrigatus, was responsible for three recorded deaths in Okinawa, Japan. And the species, Stomolophus nomurai, caused eight deaths in the South China Sea.

That is a grand total of just under 100 recorded deaths for all jellyfish. The speculation about unrecorded deaths has allowed many outrageous claims about the lethality of jellyfish, including an often passed on lie that there have been "5567 deaths since 1954". I really don't know where that one came from, but it has become one of the most pervasive myths about jellyfish, probably due to 'the most venomous marine creature' appellation given to box jellyfish, and the needed justification to put them on the ever more popular 'world's most venomous' lists.

Answer 3

No there sting is just irritating not harmful

Answer 4

No, they have no stinger. The threadlike extensions from the tip of the abdomen are feelers. They also do not have wings at any stage.