firebrat

(In city life, above ground, a firebrat is a nocturnal insect.)

The firebrat (Thermobia domestica) is like a silverfish but smaller.

They resemble the silverfish and the firebrat.

By far the best known member of the genus is the firebrat T. domestica, which is often seen in warm places indoors such as bakeries.

This family contains the two most familiar apterygotes, the silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) and the firebrat (Thermobia domestica).

In this new fantasy for children, "Firebrat," the commonplace things of the real world are miscellaneous objects in Grandma's second-hand store, The Silver Shuttle.

The Firebrat (Thermobia domestica, sometimes listed as Thermophila furnorum) is a small insect (typically 1-1.5 cm) similar to the Silverfish, both in the order Thysanura.

The main species are the common silverfish, Lepisma saccharina, the four-lined silverfish, Ctenolepisma lineata pilifera, and a similar brownish version called the firebrat, or Thermobia domestica, which likes warmer temperatures, he said.