This thing ran out of the wall of my dorm hallway. It had a lot of what look like antennae, and it's very fast.
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$\begingroup$ related post: Is this silverfish? My apartment very dry $\endgroup$– theforestecologist ♦Commented Feb 6, 2018 at 3:30
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That is a silverfish, order Zygentoma (also known as Thysanura). Likely genus Lepisma (family Lepismatidae). Zygentoma are insects, and are the sister taxon to Pterygota (winged insects)
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$\begingroup$ I should have added that these are harmless. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 5, 2018 at 13:01
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$\begingroup$ Admittedly, that was one of my main concerns $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 9, 2018 at 22:46
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$\begingroup$ They're harmless to people, but they feed on stuff like paper. Usually the presence of these creatures (not the insect itself) is considered to be related to hygiene issues. $\endgroup$– wie5OomaCommented Feb 11, 2018 at 22:16
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$\begingroup$ @wie5Ooma Very loosely related. Not like cockroaches. Many clean homes have silverfish. And they don't generally cause much damage to anything. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 12, 2018 at 10:49