This is an image of a silverfish taken
with a scanning electron microscope at
the Digital Microscopy Facility at Mount
Allison University.
This this is a higher magnification
view of the posterior of the silverfish:
This is a view of the silverfish body scales.
These scales are easily shed as a
strategy to avoid predators (or
volunteering as an SEM specimen!):
And finally a closeup of the end
of the silverfish antenna:
Facility at Mount Allison University and are
used with permission.