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Cool, that's definitely what it was. Also I saw it out there for a few days, is that normal?
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Aug 15, 2017 18:29
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that is so cute
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Aug 15, 2017 18:52
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myDad posted:Cool, that's definitely what it was. Also I saw it out there for a few days, is that normal?
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Aug 16, 2017 07:14
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Does anybody know wtf these things are? I found a ton of them along some huge deposit of dead coral on the shore line along with a bunch of other little snails. 
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Aug 16, 2017 07:34
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Jesus Christ posted:Does anybody know wtf these things are? I found a ton of them along some huge deposit of dead coral on the shore line along with a bunch of other little snails. Chitons, a kind of mollusc. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiton
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Aug 16, 2017 07:42
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Geez, those things look prehistoric as gently caress.
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Aug 16, 2017 13:17
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my cat is norris posted:Geez, those things look prehistoric as gently caress. They're pretty basal among molluscs.
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Aug 16, 2017 13:54
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Chitons are the poo poo. I love those things.
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Aug 16, 2017 14:16
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I've read that some people eat them. Are they tasty?
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Aug 16, 2017 15:42
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my cat is norris posted:I've read that some people eat them. Are they tasty? They aren't bad. Texture is rubbery, and they taste like mollusc and ocean.
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Aug 16, 2017 15:46
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Magnetite teeth  When I was a kid I absolutely loved (and I still do) the Audobon society wildlife guides. The seashore one was my favorite and I always thought chitons were cool as hell.
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Aug 16, 2017 16:13
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vaguely posted:yours looks like a female, so I think yes? the adults don't feed, they mate and die, so the females tend to just sit around somewhere pumping out sexy moth pheromones Interesting! She's gone & likely made more squeaky caterpillars 
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Aug 16, 2017 19:10
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Jesus Christ posted:Does anybody know wtf these things are? I found a ton of them along some huge deposit of dead coral on the shore line along with a bunch of other little snails. They look like something that will leap at your face and latch on to grind away your flesh.
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Aug 16, 2017 19:26
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vortmax posted:Hello little noisy friend! It's funny how the cicada has to be the only insect I know of that could honestly be described as having an "art deco" or "futurist" appearance. 
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Aug 18, 2017 00:18
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Doctor Bishop posted:It's funny how the cicada has to be the only insect I know of that could honestly be described as having an "art deco" or "futurist" appearance. Yeah thats a thing.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy
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So I have a bush in my front yard that started to whither and turn brown. We've had a really dry summer so initially I thought it just needed water, but when I checked it I found that it's covered with small slug/leech like things that are sucking all the juices out of the leaves.  I tried using some normal store bought pesticides but they have had no effect and the bush is pretty much now completely sucked dry. I'm just checking to see if anyone know what these things are so I can look up more specialized deterants for them.
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Aug 19, 2017 19:56
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We're in Maui on vacation and I've come across many critters! Myna bird. They're everywhere and very chatty. This was outside our hotel room.  It's a baby fish thing! Found in a swimming hole off the road to Hana.  Found several of these guys hanging out by the same pool mentioned above. Not sure if they're feral or belong to locals, but some of them were super friendly. Others not so much.  Small Asian Mongoose. Waianapanapa State Park. Bunch of em. Invasive species introduced in the late 1800's to fight the rats. Only problem is rats are nocturnal and the mongoose are diurnal. Bad news for local bird populations.   Millipede(?) in the same park.  Red-crested cardinal. Very interested in fighting the myna birds over bread and other scraps.  A gecko? I think? Found in the Old Lahaina Prison.  Same as above except green!  Dolphins off of Molokini crater. Pretty sure they're bottlenose.    Frigate birds. Also at Molokini crater.  
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Aug 20, 2017 01:47
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   I found the most adorable little moth. I fell in love. 
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Aug 20, 2017 03:06
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Vakal posted:So I have a bush in my front yard that started to whither and turn brown. We've had a really dry summer so initially I thought it just needed water, but when I checked it I found that it's covered with small slug/leech like things that are sucking all the juices out of the leaves.
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Aug 20, 2017 07:52
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Theres something on my roomate's hand Enhance 
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Aug 20, 2017 09:49
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Bismuth posted:Theres something on my roomate's hand He ded
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Aug 20, 2017 11:57
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Woah, missed this thread! I like macro photography so here are some critters   
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Aug 20, 2017 13:25
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oh wow those photos are incredible please share some more again! 
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Aug 20, 2017 14:14
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   This little Valley Mantis found its way into my kitchen the other day. Gotta say, it's pretty 
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Aug 20, 2017 14:16
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It looks like it's doing a photo shoot - work it, baby, work it, the camera loves you! 
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Aug 20, 2017 15:01
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I'm defiantly not using a DSLR, if you'll forgive the quality, I wanted to share the critters found this weekend in a vernal pool around Phoenix Arizona. I pulled 14 tadpoles from a drying pool to see what will come out, then will release back to the same area after observation. I believe these to be Mexican Spadefoot(Spea multiplicata), but time will tell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYSBVkxbEFo
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Aug 20, 2017 16:31
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Literally A Person posted:
Mantises are really cool bugs, wish we had them in this part of northern Europe... Here's bumblebee hitting some real good stuff 
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Over There posted:
Are you in the US? Then it looks like a Virginia tiger moth, Spilosoma virginica .
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axolotl farmer posted:Are you in the US? Then it looks like a Virginia tiger moth, Spilosoma virginica . Both correct  Not sure if living in Virginia has anything to do with it being more common Over There fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Aug 21, 2017 |
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Aug 21, 2017 13:00
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My cooper's hawk friend visited today a couple of hours before the eclipse. I'm pretty sure it was a sign from Huitzilopochtli. This was maybe 5 feet away through a glass door and I was close to getting a better shot when my dog spooked him. This is his third year hanging around and eating doves and it's not the first time he's perched on the deck and let me get close to him, t makes me wonder if he was rehabilitated or a pet or something Also the hummingbird that lives in those trees was buzzing around talking poo poo to the hawk the whole time, but he didnt show up in focus in any of the pics
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poverty goat posted:My cooper's hawk friend visited today a couple of hours before the eclipse. I'm pretty sure it was a sign from Huitzilopochtli. This was maybe 5 feet away through a glass door and I was close to getting a better shot when my dog spooked him. This is his third year hanging around and eating doves and it's not the first time he's perched on the deck and let me get close to him, t makes me wonder if he was rehabilitated or a pet or something What a great visitor. Is he a regular on your porch or just occasionally spot him?
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tessdaterrible posted:What a great visitor. Is he a regular on your porch or just occasionally spot him? I have a birdfeeder which attracts lots of doves. He eats some of the doves. Mostly you just find little piles of feathers that look like a meteor hit a dove but sometimes he swoops in close to a window when he's on the approach to show off, or hangs out on the deck
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I know they're pretty common but I had a yellow garden spider catch a yellow jacket by my garden and he was a rather photogenic dude:
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^^^^ Gorgeous photo. First thing that came to mind... 
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Aug 23, 2017 11:33
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Dick Trauma posted:Gorgeous photo. majestic
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