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Chinston Wurchill posted:
A school of smelt made its way into Arcata Marsh's brackish pond, so the egrets and herons have been feasting there.     They also engage floof mode after fishing.   A river otter mother has been raising her three pups by the fishing pier in Trinidad, California this year.  There were a few people casting crab pots off the pier while I was there, and the otters would swim in to retrieve all the small ones that got thrown back. 
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Made a new friend in my basement: Not a wolf spider. Probably a grass spider.
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MrSlam posted:Most of the humpback whales were taken off the endangered species list I know this probably means "most populations" but I can't help but think of a government / UN official making this statement then following with But THESE individuals are still on the list. *puts up photographs of whales on slide-show projector* OPEN SEASON!
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Oct 11, 2016 22:00
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 also, im preapproved for a capital one card!
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he tried to burrow between the envelopes for safety 
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poverty goat posted:
And all this time I've been calling it "snail mail."
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Neither snow nor rain, nor tiny turtles, nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:After seeing three beavers, a muskrat (bunking in their lodge), a coyote, a porcupine, and a bald eagle on my run yesterday morning, I was motivated to get out this morning with my SLR for some critterquesting, in spite of the rather chilly weather. Don't dox me pls
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Potato pics, but awesome bush-full-of-emerging-butterflies:   There were dozens of them, in all stages, but I had my hands full of stuff.
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Oct 15, 2016 01:24
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Oct 16, 2016 22:24
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A couple of these bugs appeared in my office window:  Not a clue what they are...I should probably put them in a cup and bring them outside or something, poor guys keep crawling on the window, not understanding why they aren't outside.
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Oct 17, 2016 18:28
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DrBouvenstein posted:A couple of these bugs appeared in my office window: Set 'em free. A fly that was alive in my office this morning just keeled over and died 
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Oct 17, 2016 18:40
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DrBouvenstein posted:A couple of these bugs appeared in my office window: western conifer seed bug, they feed on tree sap but around this time of year they'll probably be looking for somewhere to hibernate
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vaguely posted:western conifer seed bug, they feed on tree sap but around this time of year they'll probably be looking for somewhere to hibernate I like that it's referred to as a "true bug." "Ralph, let me tell you... you are a true bug, my friend." 
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Oct 17, 2016 18:50
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vaguely posted:western conifer seed bug, they feed on tree sap but around this time of year they'll probably be looking for somewhere to hibernate They're also an invasive species outside of the western United States, but don't squash them because they smell a lot worse than stink bugs do. Shame that they're so prolific and destructive, because they sure are attention-grabbing!
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Abyssal Squid posted:They're also an invasive species outside of the western United States, but don't squash them because they smell a lot worse than stink bugs do. Shame that they're so prolific and destructive, because they sure are attention-grabbing! Well, I'm in the eastern US, so I guess I'll...uhh...do nothing?
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The easiest, most-humane option for insects and other small inverts you don't want to / can't set free is to pop them into a freezer. Household freezers typically run at -20C and a less-than-1g bug is going to be a bugscicle in a few minutes. If you have a change of heart after 30 seconds they'll just be slowed down rather than dead.
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And then you mail them to DrBouvenstein! 
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ExecuDork posted:The easiest, most-humane option for insects and other small inverts you don't want to / can't set free is to pop them into a freezer. Household freezers typically run at -20C and a less-than-1g bug is going to be a bugscicle in a few minutes. If you have a change of heart after 30 seconds they'll just be slowed down rather than dead. How is slowly freezing them to death more humane than turning them into pulp instantly with your shoe
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poverty goat posted:How is slowly freezing them to death more humane than turning them into pulp instantly with your shoe Freezing to death is like falling asleep. Being crushed to death is like having your body explode from pressure and force.
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MrSlam posted:Freezing to death is like falling asleep. Being crushed to death is like having your body explode from pressure and force. But as soon as it begins its over and there's nothing left to feel pain
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I have no way to evaluate the pain of a shoe-splat vs. a freezer from the point of view of an insect. I do have a way to evaluate the humaneness from the point of view of a human - the aforementioned smell isn't going to happen in the freezer.
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Have you smelled my freezer? 
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poverty goat posted:But as soon as it begins its over and there's nothing left to feel pain Personally I think freezing is both much more hygienic and much more humane. I've never seen a bug twitch after being frozen.
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Xposting from herp thread for ID help.gandhichan posted:Does anyone here know turtles? We found one swimming aimlessly in our pool a couple weeks ago, and I don't want to torture it in a watery hellchamber if, say, it's actually a terrestrial species. No location posted yet.
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my cat is norris posted:Xposting from herp thread for ID help. I'd like a top down shot but that little dude does look a lot like a hatchling 3 toed box turtle. The cupped shell shape, dorsal ridge, and flared edge is characteristic of box turtles in general afaik. OP needs to tell you where they are and preferably post better pics. E.g., http://s222.photobucket.com/user/shelledfriends/media/August_2013/DSC_0430.jpg.html http://s222.photobucket.com/user/shelledfriends/media/August_2013/DSC_0425.jpg.html I personally wouldn't necessarily trust a vet to ID anything unless they were enthusiasts in the particular area. Edit: "Pond turtle" isn't necessarily a useful ID in any case; the Western Pond Turtle doesn't look much like this (and has a hella narrow range) and it's definitely not a painted turt, slider, or cooter. It could be a yellow mud turtle (hatchling) maybe, but again range constraints. Edit edit: Wikipedia doesn't reflect this clearly but I guess there's a northern western and southern western pond turtle (loving lol) the southern species seems to be more similar to OP's turt but I'd still want to see a clear overhead photo. the yeti fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Oct 19, 2016 |
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This is a very helpful post, thank you. Turns out the guy was found in central California, which looks to have box turtles galore. Your post is in agreement with enthusiasts from a turtle forum, so I think a consensus has been reached. Another pic has been shared in the herp thread and you can still see the egg tooth.
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the tiniest house centipede ive ever seen is hiding in my bathroom sink he just stood next to the drain and wiggled his antennae at me when i brushed my teeth and now he's hiding v conspicuously under the stopper w/ his appendages hanging out. better get your act together little guy
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Green anole? I found this in a cemetery in New Orleans Nola Cemetary Anole-3293 on Flickr
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Oct 19, 2016 18:29
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 Brown anole! That wide cream dorsal stripe indicates female I think. I didn't actually realize they had moved out of Florida but it looks like their (invasive) range is expanding.
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the yeti posted:
Thanks! I wasn't sure- the online info I found suggested Brown would have some sort of crest but then this one seemed not big enough to be an adult(?)
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Can anyone identify this bug? It's about 1/4" long. Not a great image I realize, had to use my flatbed scanner so see any detail. This is the second one I've caught. Just came back from vacation where I'm pretty sure one of the three hotels I stayed at had bedbugs. Thanks to the internet I think this is PROBABLY not a bedbug, but while cleaning every inch of my bedroom I found this. This is the second once I've found since I returned from my trip, the other one I found in my bathroom (where I had been unpacking, instead of on my bed, aware that my luggage may contain bedbugs). Any ideas?? Edit: Well a helpful goon has told me its a (spoiled in case you like the challenge of identification?) Black-spotted brown click beetle http://bugguide.net/node/view/990286 Now I feel a little bad about sticking him to a piece of paper.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Thanks! I wasn't sure- the online info I found suggested Brown would have some sort of crest but then this one seemed not big enough to be an adult(?) Yeah I think it's the males that can develop a head and back crest (They also seem to have stripes down the sides instead of dorsally)
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Can anyone tell me what type of caterpillar this is? I found it on a brussel sprout and since this photo was taken has started to become a pupa or just build a blanket and sleep. It's less than a centimeter long.  Edit: It doesn't look like anything labeled green at http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars dirby fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Oct 22, 2016 |
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Sirotan posted:Can anyone identify this bug? My family had a dog that was fascinated by anything that clicked, these beetles in particular.
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dirby posted:Can anyone tell me what type of caterpillar this is? I found it on a brussel sprout and since this photo was taken has started to become a pupa or just build a blanket and sleep. might be a sawfly larva
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The otter family has moved on from Arcata Marsh's western pond, so Double-crested Cormorants are gathering to fish there now. Sometimes cormorants upset the grebes and send them dashing off across the pond.  Bitterns are returning from their breeding grounds.  There's been a crab population explosion, so everyone's eating them now.   A young Northern Harrier has been chasing flocks of shorebirds and coming up empty. 
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poverty goat posted:the tiniest house centipede ive ever seen is hiding in my bathroom sink That's one cute centipede.
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I went to refill the bird feeder so the red breasted nuthatches that've been hanging around would have something to eat, and one of the nerds landed on the feeder while I was still holding it! I sat down nice and close and got some out-of-focus phone pics.  And to give a sense of how close I was sitting, I just had to slide forward in the chair a little bit to touch it:  Those are some bold little Canadians.
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