Critterquest 2020: a pretty extensive list of OK moths

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BetterLekNextTime: Jul 22, 2008; It's all a matter of perspective...; Grimey Drawer

Scarodactyl posted:

And ringneck snakes! (Two of them in fact).

Earth snake? (Haldea)

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MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

Almost ruined this poor girl�s night when I went to check the mail last night. She had half her web anchored to the door of the mailbox.

She was munching on something.

# ? Sep 12, 2020 19:56

A Sometimes Food: Dec 8, 2010

MrYenko posted:

Almost ruined this poor girl�s night when I went to check the mail last night. She had half her web anchored to the door of the mailbox.

She was munching on something.

It's like she's got fuzzy socks.

# ? Sep 12, 2020 20:05

Scarodactyl: Oct 22, 2015

They're related--both of these had very bright and distinct neckrings though and I thought earth snakes were unpatterend. Closer look suggests the placement of the ring would be really weird for a ringneck though so maybe it's an unusual morph of Haldea?
Edit: maybe baby crowned snakes. I'm in NC so these are all possibilities.

Scarodactyl fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Sep 12, 2020

# ? Sep 12, 2020 20:18

BOOTY-ADE: Aug 30, 2006; BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

Scarodactyl posted:

The soil apparently comes with:

American giant millipedes

Aww yiss more multi-legged goodness, millipedes are awesome & I miss seeing them around

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Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Millipedes are the best. They're like little trains with legs.

# ? Sep 13, 2020 05:32

Leon Sumbitches: Mar 27, 2010; Dr. Leon Adoso Sumbitches (prounounced soom-'beh-cheh) (born January 21, 1935) is heir to the legendary Adoso family oil fortune.

Anyone able to ID this spooky spider from eastern PA?

Enjoy some shots of a leaf bug on glass!

Leon Sumbitches fucked around with this message at 14:07 on Sep 14, 2020

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Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

That's a Spiny-Backed Orb Weaver. Good chances that it's Gasteracantha cancriformis, those are particularly common all over the eastern US.

# ? Sep 14, 2020 14:08

Scarodactyl: Oct 22, 2015

They like to weave webs right at head height.

# ? Sep 14, 2020 14:11

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Corrected to Spiny-Backed Jerk Spider, thank you for your contribution to science.

# ? Sep 14, 2020 14:11

Fitzy Fitz: May 14, 2005

I haven't been able to ID this thing. North Georgia

# ? Sep 14, 2020 14:43

bij: Feb 24, 2007

White dotted prominent moth Nadata Gibbosa maybe?

# ? Sep 14, 2020 14:51

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

Scarodactyl posted:

They like to weave webs right at head height.

...Across sliding glass doors, especially.

The assholes.

# ? Sep 14, 2020 14:59

the yeti: Mar 29, 2008; memento disco

Cardiovorax posted:

That's a Spiny-Backed Orb Weaver. Good chances that it's Gasteracantha cancriformis, those are particularly common all over the eastern US.

I would have thought Micrathena gracilis based on the inverted pyramid shaped abdomen?

# ? Sep 14, 2020 15:02

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

the yeti posted:

I would have thought Micrathena gracilis based on the inverted pyramid shaped abdomen?

I didn't know about those! The reference pictures for G. cancriformis are all top-down and I've never seen one in person, so I think your guess is better than mine there. Sounds like a much better match.

# ? Sep 14, 2020 15:06

Fitzy Fitz: May 14, 2005

bij posted:

White dotted prominent moth Nadata Gibbosa maybe?

Yeah, seems like it. Looks like a gummy worm.

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Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
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oddly colored fly

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Falukorv: Jun 23, 2013; A funny little mouse!

A tachinid?

# ? Sep 14, 2020 23:39

the yeti: Mar 29, 2008; memento disco

Falukorv posted:

A tachinid?

Yup

# ? Sep 15, 2020 02:43

Actuarial Fables: Jul 29, 2014; Taco Defender

I wasn't the only one taking an afternoon walk.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 05:04

CaptainSarcastic: Jul 6, 2013

Actuarial Fables posted:

I wasn't the only one taking an afternoon walk.

Did it manage to keep its feet or did it fall over at least once?

In my experience there is no animal as clumsy and uncoordinated as a porcupine.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 05:07

Actuarial Fables: Jul 29, 2014; Taco Defender

Didn't see it fall over! I assume it was more attentive than usual because there was a very tall and scary animal in its way. It initially retreated when it saw me, but after a minute it got brave and passed by, even gave me a sniff.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 05:30

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Too bad you didn't make a video instead, that sounds adorable.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 05:33

Beachcomber: May 21, 2007; Another day in paradise.; Slippery Tilde

Actuarial Fables posted:

I wasn't the only one taking an afternoon walk.

🦔 Hello Ralph

📷 Hello Sam

Beachcomber fucked around with this message at 09:45 on Sep 16, 2020

# ? Sep 16, 2020 09:43

ThePopeOfFun: Feb 15, 2010

Growing up reading books like Hatchet and watching Homeward Bound, I have an impression of porcupines as extremely dangerous.

Is this not true?

# ? Sep 16, 2020 16:32

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Well, if you try to poke them, then tend to poke back twice as hard, so they're very dangerous in a 'mutually assured destruction' kind of way. That one has no butt spikes, so someone clearly got a pokin' recently.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 16:37

Actuarial Fables: Jul 29, 2014; Taco Defender

Yeah they're dangerous.

Dangerously cute.

Cardiovorax posted:

so someone clearly got a pokin' recently.

A lot of people walk their dogs off-leash on these trails despite the constant reminders not to, so I'd wager that a pup has a mouthful of regret now.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 16:57

Mak0rz: Aug 2, 2008; 😎🐗🚬

ThePopeOfFun posted:

Growing up reading books like Hatchet and watching Homeward Bound, I have an impression of porcupines as extremely dangerous.

Is this not true?

Porcupines are super chill and dopey animals. A rodent that's covered head to tail in spines doesn't have any reason to be aggressive towards you.

Just don't try to hug them or whatever.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 17:34

Scarodactyl: Oct 22, 2015

Yeah, don't let the sign fool you.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 18:41

Anne Whateley: Feb 11, 2007; i like nice words

Especially try not to put your face in a porcupine. They don't actually throw quills or anything, it's very passive defense.

I've never seen a porcupine in the wild, but I'd love to. It's funny, I can't begin to guess the number of raccoons, possums, and foxes, but no porcupines yet.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 19:53

poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

I've seen a skinny, confused looking fox twice in two days around my place of work in the middle of the day.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 19:55

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
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i was walking my dog in the woods in the evening and came within an inch of stepping on a porcupine (in sandals and shorts) and my dog barely bumped into it. still got all sorts of quills, it sucked

they don't exactly book it from you when you approach so you gotta keep your eyes open

# ? Sep 16, 2020 19:56

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

Porcupine quills are barbed. It doesn't take much to get them to pierce skin and once you do, they're staying there. It's a great way to catch blood poisoning, so if you get quilled, always see a doctor.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 20:01

Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

I miss my porcupals. :smith:

My new running route has much less wildlife, but the old neighbourhood had no affordable houses.

Trundling video.

# ? Sep 16, 2020 20:02

The Red Queen: Jan 20, 2007; You tricked me!

You said dis place was fun, but it ain't!

poverty goat posted:

I've seen a skinny, confused looking fox twice in two days around my place of work in the middle of the day.

Yikes. I don't know fox behavior very well, but are you thinking maybe rabies?

# ? Sep 17, 2020 00:00

Actuarial Fables: Jul 29, 2014; Taco Defender

Did some reading up on porcupines

Wikipedia posted:

Female porcupines are solitary for most of the year except during the fall when breeding season begins. At this time, they secrete a thick mucus which mixes with their urine. The resulting odor attracts males in the vicinity. ... Once a dominant male is successful, he approaches the female and uses a spray of his urine on the female. Only a few drops touch the female, but the chemical reaction allows the female to fully enter estrus.

How romantic. :love:

# ? Sep 17, 2020 00:33

Cardiovorax: Jun 5, 2011; I mean, if you're a successful actress and you go out of the house in a skirt and without underwear, knowing that paparazzi are just waiting for opportunities like this and that it has happened many times before, then there's really nobody you can blame for it but yourself.

The Red Queen posted:

Yikes. I don't know fox behavior very well, but are you thinking maybe rabies?

Not necessarily. Foxes do approach and explore human dwellings if they're very hungry. It's possible, though, so I'd stay well away from it.

# ? Sep 17, 2020 01:08

moths: Aug 25, 2004; I would also still appreciate some danger.

I'm late to the party, but on what page do I find the OK moths?

# ? Sep 17, 2020 03:18

The Zombie Guy: Oct 25, 2008

I saw this little crawler on my train ride to work today.

My first thought was that it was a roach, due to its size and speed. The roundish body reminded me of a bedbug, but I don't think they get near that big.
So even though it doesn't have the usual coffin-shape of most roaches I've seen, I'm going to go with roach as my final answer.

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Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

Looks like it could be a cockroach nymph - some of them seem rounder than the adult forms.

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