Don Romano (alt)
Norway is currently experiencing an invasion of long-tailed silverfish. Before that, it was Spanish slug. Norway's weather is getting warmer, and new and unfamiliar species are migrating north. Below is a notice from Bergen Library about silverfish being found in the building.
I actually had no idea that silverfish were a real species. I thought they were a fantasy creature from Minecraft...
Don Romano (alt)
The Norwegian name for long-tailed silverfish is "skjeggkre", which translates to "beard critter".
The Norwegian name for Spanish slug is "mordersnegle" or "brunskogsnegle", which translates to "murderer snail" and "brown forest snail". There isn't really a word for "slug" in Norwegian except for "nakensnegle" ("naked snail"), which is more frequently used for marine species, so I guess that's why we just call them snails.
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