McGavin posted:

Those white spots on it near its head look like parasitic wasp eggs or cocoons. I would have left it alone and enjoyed the bounty of wasps.

I think that one's a Question Mark. They're named that because they have markings on the underside of their wings that look sort of like a comma and a question mark. Here's a picture that shows it and how to ID them:

poverty goat posted:

Thanks! And wow the adult male looks quite different. Definitely not a local.

https://i.imgur.com/A6q8hsE.mp4

joat mon posted:

A Polyphemus after a rough night


and a Texas Brown Tarantula that wandered over to check me out while I was fixing a tire.

Phyzzle posted:

And had my son pick it up for a closer look.

FBS posted:

I've had my first ever birdfeeders up for a couple of months now, and I get the same handful of regular visitors. House sparrows and house finches, cardinals, and mourning doves. It's settled into an easy routine. I got a new visitor today, though.



It only stayed for a moment before flying off into the trees with its catch. Some quick googling has me thinking it's a juvenile Cooper's Hawk but I'd love to know for sure.

Mak0rz posted:

Not my pic but someone posted this in a regional insect group I follow.

Could it... Could it be?

sullat posted:

This guy was hanging out in front of school this morning.

blight rhino posted:

what sort of event are you at?

it seems an interesting background

MrYenko posted:

A particularly pink Xanthopastis timais

Synnr posted:

Not my photos but someone in my bird group (I don't have a real camera)

Dia de Pikachutos posted:

Powerful Owl.

NTRabbit posted:

The Red Queen posted:

I love how easy it is to tell when you're looking at a boy rat. The grapes are just so out there.

stereobreadsticks posted:

A hedgehog outside a restaurant in Beijing.

Pyrrharctia isabella posted:

Larval setae do not inject venom and are not urticant; they do not typically cause irritation, injury, inflammation, or swelling.

poverty goat posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5aZOcCxygM

mrs crow was not at all impressed by my puzzle

MagpieConcept posted:

Weird Yard Dogs

https://i.imgur.com/JKnIOrl.mp4

deep dish peat moss posted:

Look at this deadly-poisonous beetle with caustic blood that seeps out of its leg joints when disturbed just leisurely strolling through my back yard!!
https://i.imgur.com/WKDIbrw.mp4

It's an Iron Cross Blister Beetle native to the Sonoran Desert. 0.1ounces of these beetles ingested is enough to kill a horse! Yike!! I've lived here for 25 years and it's the first time I've seen one. Took me by surprise because it looks like a gigantic cross between an ant, a wasp, and a cockroach as evidenced by this picture from Google;

runchild posted:

Found my snake friend again. Or possibly another one in nearly the same spot on the bike trail, but that seems unlikely.

my cat is norris posted:

NIGHT LIZARD

Tunicate posted:

saw this handsome fellow hanging out. Let me get real close with my phone too

Silver Falcon posted:

Random observation re: orb weavers. Do you reckon the titular Charlotte would have been an orb weaver? She could spell words in her web!

MrQwerty posted:

hornworms

Silver Falcon posted:

Ooh, ooh! I found a picture of that rad orb weaver we found on our porch awhile ago! Look, look, very rad spider! (I think she's an orb weaver, anyway. She is very bright and round.)

Sorbus posted:

A squirrell:

Tree Bucket posted:

Some kind of shingleback??
Look how fat and splendid this guy (gal?) is. There was bird poop on its tail which is, I guess, one of the hazards of a sedentary lifestyle