its all nice on rice posted:

Saw this guy running across the floor at work. Tossed a quarter near it for scale. Portland, OR. His legs are pretty fuzzy.
https://imgur.com/gallery/Kp41s

McGiggins posted:

Is this the thread where one posts random animals they find?

Sorry for bad quality, it was very hot so we were sunning ourselves in the shade.

Flambeau posted:

These azalea caterpillars were happy to pose for the camera

Enfys posted:

I love the mantis photo shoots. She's so sassy

Captain Invictus posted:

It's a tortoise beetle! Can't quite tell what kind, but they can be pests, so if it's on a plant you care about, keep an eye on the number of them.

Falukorv posted:

During vacation in Portugal this August i found this fella






It's an asian predatory wasp (Vespa vellutina), a hornet originally from Asia that has become invasive in Europe since it was introduced by accident via ceramic shipment to Bordeaux from China in 2005. Since then it has steadily spread throughout most of France and to Northern Iberia. In Portugal it is present so far in the Northern and northcentral parts of the country.
Main ecological concerns are potential threat to local pollinators and possible competetion with the similar (but slightly larger) indigenous European Hornet (Vespa crabro).
Also a threat to beekeepers, as they are, above all, excellent honey bee killers, probably the more measurable impact they've had so far.

They're pretty though.
Despite having seen them before this is the first good picture i've gotten of them, when they buzz around flowers to pollinate (which is when i mostly encounter them) they don't stay put for long. But the glass of lemon water really drew the full attention of the wasp, even overstaying its welcome after i was done taking pictures. Not keen to remove or shoo away a hornet, i let it stay and came back later to retrieve the glass.

poverty goat posted:

vaguely posted:

For the beetle, it would help if you gave an idea of your location
The second pic isn't larvae, they're full grown aphids and it looks like the ants are farming them (aphids poop basically pure sugar which the ants then eat). Yeah they're gonna gently caress up your plants

Umbra posted:

If you google "Black aphid", the first result gives you your answer of "Black bean aphid".

the yeti posted:

Soldier beetle I think, family Cantharidae.

Slo-Tek posted:

Really small crab spider lurking in a zinnia. Zinnia petals are not large.

Shifty Nipples posted:

Also, ten inches seems like a real big toad.

McGavin posted:

Congrats on spotting a Red-Breasted Sapsucker outside of its usual habitat of seedy strip-clubs.

free hubcaps posted:

went for a hike on a rainy day last week and i saw so many of these newts along the side of the path. they're adorable!

Skratte posted:

Found this living barrel in my front yard.

The Red Queen posted:

He's got such a serious look on his face, like he's thinking about all his problems.

sexy tiger boobs posted:

Pretty sure that's a Northwestern salamander. You can tell by the huge poison glands and ribbing down the body. Pacific giants have marbled coloration too.

empty whippet box posted:

my mom found one of these in her garden today.

BetterLekNextTime posted:

You probably have a neighbor using rat poison. Rats get sluggish and then some unsuspecting fox or hawk or owl (or someone’s dog) eats it and gets hosed.

E: check out https://www.raptorsarethesolution.org

my cat is norris posted:

Okay hi it's actually been like a month since this was posted, would you still like us to create a new thread?

If so, I can get started on a new OP!!