Firebrat
| Firebrat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Zygentoma |
| Family: | Lepismatidae |
| Genus: | Thermobia |
| Species: | T. domestica |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermobia domestica (Packard, 1873) | |
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The firebrat (Thermobia domestica) is a small insect (typically 1–1.5 cm) in the order Zygentoma. They look similar to the related silverfishes, but are distinguished by their habit of living in warm regions of homes, of which they get their name.