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Samuel L. Hacksaw posted:Old world porcupine. Cute dudes compared to the 20 pound ones here. That's because that one is a baby. Adult crested porcupines can get up to 60 lbs, making them one of the largest rodents in the world. North American porcupines are about the same length, but only half as massive.
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McGavin posted:That's because that one is a baby. Adult crested porcupines can get up to 60 lbs, making them one of the largest rodents in the world. North American porcupines are about the same length, but only half as massive. Oh poo poo, gently caress that.
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McGavin posted:That's because that one is a baby. Adult crested porcupines can get up to 60 lbs, making them one of the largest rodents in the world. North American porcupines are about the same length, but only half as massive. I had no idea that species got up into Europe Edit: “Crested porcupines have been known to collect thousands of bones that they find at night. They are mostly nocturnal, and they may wander upon the skeletons of many animals. They collect these bones, and store them in an underground chamber, or cave.” WHAT
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the yeti posted:I had no idea that species got up into Europe I assume they nibble on them for calcium.
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They're porcumancers
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Alright this one’s stumping me. SW PA, under wood in mulch in my yard. Thought it was a roach nymph at first but I don’t think that’s it. Has chonky back legs. Seemed to be interacting with these ants, rubbing antennae with and all. Absolutely refused to stop moving for a photo.  
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the yeti posted:Alright this one’s stumping me. SW PA, under wood in mulch in my yard. Thought it was a roach nymph at first but I don’t think that’s it. Has chonky back legs. Seemed to be interacting with these ants, rubbing antennae with and all. Absolutely refused to stop moving for a photo. That almost looks like a cave cricket
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seems cricket-like but idk what it is exactly
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Literally A Person posted:That almost looks like a cave cricket my cat is norris posted:seems cricket-like but idk what it is exactly I think it's one of these guys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmecophilus
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Jun 10, 2022 04:06
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What a cool find! I've never seen a cricket like that before! Nice geometrid (?) moth too!
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Jun 10, 2022 04:15
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Ant-loving?! I want to be in THAT genus. But also bee-loving and bird-loving and spider-loving too, please.
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Jun 10, 2022 13:11
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The Red Queen posted:Nice geometrid (?) moth too! I think that's probably right. I really like their wing fringe. I had to read about them. The whole inch worm/"measure the world" thing is adorable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth
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i post again because i met a BBC!!!! big black cricket  i assume it's a field cricket
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Sorbus posted:Visiting Tuscany, saw this strange hedgehog this morning Just want to reiterate this is worth listening to for the sound, even if it'll turn into a 60 pound bone cruncher. 
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Saw a golden rainbow trout on our walk today. Also a snapping turtle, but it swam away before I could get a picture.
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Two polyphemus caterpillars from the same egg clutch, usually the little ones catch up.
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Enfys posted:They're porcumancers it really shouldn't be a big surprise to anyone that the black metal rodent is getting up to things in a cave at night w/ skeletons
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Today while I was taking out the trash, a neighbor pointed out these little friends poking out from a gap in the bricks near the ground:  Two little garter snakes! What cuties! (Central Connecticut)
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OMG they're so cute! My heart ; _ ;
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Encountered this battle-scarred swamp wallaby yesterday in my local national park:  
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Silver Falcon posted:Today while I was taking out the trash, a neighbor pointed out these little friends poking out from a gap in the bricks near the ground: such cool snakes!
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Firefly season! https://i.imgur.com/H9FR6GU.mp4
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that wallaby rules i love fireflies, i expect to see some this week -- last couple of nights have been on the cooler side, but we're warming up again
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Silver Falcon posted:Today while I was taking out the trash, a neighbor pointed out these little friends poking out from a gap in the bricks near the ground: Snakes!!!! So awesome!
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my cat is norris posted:that wallaby rules They're out tonight in Pittsburgh! I think they're all the most common J-flight ones. A few have wandered inside the last few weeks, unless I'm confusing them with some beetle imposter. (Is this finally the year the several Western PA critter posters go poke about some park together?)
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I found this lil guy having a real one across the street on a neighbor's porch the other day (do not skip the sound!) There was also this thing hanging out in a local park's garden; guessing it's a ladybug nymph going by previous posts but not entirely sure, this is in the PNW US:  
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Blood Nightmaster posted:ladybug nymph  it's a laduybug larva. The immature stages of insects that are hemimetabolous(no pupal stage, immatures look more or less like the adults) are called nymphs, while holometabolous insects goes through larval stages and a pupal stage before hatching as a winged adult. the yeti posted:Alright this one’s stumping me. SW PA, under wood in mulch in my yard. Thought it was a roach nymph at first but I don’t think that’s it. Has chonky back legs. Seemed to be interacting with these ants, rubbing antennae with and all. Absolutely refused to stop moving for a photo. A very widespread European species, Myrmecophilus acervorum, was described as a new species of cockroach in 1799. Later research showed that it belonged in the Orthoptera, with crickets.
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Blood Nightmaster posted:I found this lil guy having a real one across the street on a neighbor's porch the other day (do not skip the sound!) That's an odd noise for a squirrel to be making. And I thought the ones in my yard were grating! Nothing too exciting here lately, but I've run into a few neat critters.  This zebra jumper has been guarding my kitchen. Check out those chompers! There was also a crab-like spider patrolling the bathroom for a few weeks, but my cat found it and that was the end of that.  Probably about to settle down for some metamorphizing. It took me way too long to figure out what this mess of a former animal was. Thinking muskrat based on the tail.  Family vacation!
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 Orchid bee (?) inside a flower
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Blood Nightmaster posted:I found this lil guy having a real one across the street on a neighbor's porch the other day (do not skip the sound!)
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https://twitter.com/Weird_AnimaIs/status/1536678839987736577
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Blood Nightmaster posted:I found this lil guy having a real one across the street on a neighbor's porch the other day (do not skip the sound!) Holy cow, I always assumed that was just a bird making a weird rear end noise. My squirrels do this often, and the 'chipchipchipchip' noise.
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man if that was a muskrat, it's really seen better days. bones are so fascinating, though! thank you for sharing the messy encounter. squirrels doing that HREH noise is a very common thing around here. they think they're so tough. beautiful little bee!!!
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Blood Nightmaster posted:I found this lil guy having a real one across the street on a neighbor's porch the other day (do not skip the sound!) Sounds a lot like this lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKKcZlw8Fzc
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The Bloop posted:
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Just a few friends that like to hang out by the shed: Wolf spider, biggest one I've seen in years. With it's legs out was about the size of my palm.   Grey rat snake that's been eating good.
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Love that snek. Bet it's a fishing spider. This handsome fella flew up to the top of our streetlight.
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Blood Nightmaster posted:I found this lil guy having a real one across the street on a neighbor's porch the other day (do not skip the sound!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqddneGYkc4 Insects are brutal.
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