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Welcome to CRITTERQUEST 2021-2023! What is Critterquest? It's a thread to post photos of those everyday creature encounters. Ask for IDs, share cool findings, or discuss your experiences with the critters posted in this thread! Chat about critters. Learn about critters!  CAUTION: This thread will contain pictures of bugs, spiders, snakes, and other potential phobia triggers. Birds and fish and other wildlife are often shared, but little is off limits when it comes to Critterquest, including the occasional fungal mold and mystery plant. There are only a few rules: 1. Please post only LIVING, wild critters. Identification help requests for and encounters with deceased animals may be posted, but should be linked with  warnings. 2. When asking for an ID, please provide your general location. You don't need to be too specific, but even saying something like "NE United States" can be very helpful in narrowing down the possibilities. 3. Do NOT mock someone's photo quality or photography skills. There are Dorkroom threads for photography advice and discussion. Your potato camera is good enough for us. 4. Please, no house pets, domesticated animals, or zoo/captive animals unless they're part of a critter encounter. We also ask that you limit content to photos that you've taken yourself, though sharing from friends and family is certainly welcome. Links to past Critterquest threads: 2017-2020 2016 2014-2015 2013 2012 Some related threads you may find worthwhile: A Bird Thread Dorkroom Bird Photography Thread Dorkroom Macro Photography Thread Dorkroom Pet Photography Thread Dorkroom Wildlife Photography Thread Mushroom Megathread
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Jul 26, 2021 13:01
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starting us off with a super cool pic of my neighbor cardinal and a very curious yellowjacket? from Colorado 
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Jul 26, 2021 13:04
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Isn't that what the sad doot turns into?! Maybe? https://forums.somethingawful.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=884651 ^^^ the original sad doot ^^^ okay on second thought i think they may be very unrelated, but flannel moths do have very odd-looking caterpillars  (not my picture)
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Jul 26, 2021 14:07
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I really love these photos, I'm glad you re-posted!
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Jul 26, 2021 23:53
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Colonel Cancer posted:An enormous ant-like creature jumped on my sunglasses in the park earlier today, didn't get a picture because I was busily evicting it off my face. It was at least the size of a nickel, maybe approaching a quarter or a solid 1/3 of a looney. Am I already dead? Please send help. Whereabouts are you? Any guess as to color, or if it had any wings?
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Jul 27, 2021 03:45
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Encountered this ex-magpie on my morning run the other day. More interestingly, there were five magpies on the sidewalk around it, one vocalizing, and the other four with their heads held toward the sky. I wonder if it was some kind of funeral? They weren't eating it, in any case. I wanted to get a photo but they took off before I was able to do so. Be so kind as to link that image instead of posting in-line, would you, please?  Corvids are fascinating...you can't help thinking that was some kind of ritual for them. You sent me down a rabbit-hole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixYVFZnNl6s
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Jul 28, 2021 00:47
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Gooch181 posted:double post for cicadas Why's this one so pale? Is it still hardening? Do cicadas come in different colors like this?!
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Jul 28, 2021 16:01
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Enos Shenk posted:
oh man i need to research cicada colors Okay, evidently the periodicals are that pale color, and the annuals are green? my cat is norris fucked around with this message at 16:12 on Jul 28, 2021 |
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Jul 28, 2021 16:08
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Looks like a little newly fledged blue jay for sure. What a cutiepie! I THINK your visitor is a Carolina wren. That eye stripe is pretty distinct. Post more cicadas, bring it on.
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Jul 28, 2021 18:39
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Johnny Walker posted:Hm, I don't have as many good pictures of cicadas as I thought, but I did get this video: Video embed isn't working on this for whatever reason. Well worth the time taken to copy/paste the link, though. What a beauty! Edit: Oh, I changed your timg tags to url, and boom, it's working. Today I learned.
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Jul 29, 2021 00:34
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Hello from Springfield, VA!   
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Jul 31, 2021 17:19
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^^^ there is something very delicate about it and almost regal, like a wedding gown or somethingCatastrophe posted:There are lots of flowers around my building so there are lots of bees: ...oh so that's where the cheesy powder comes from...
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Aug 4, 2021 02:20
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joat mon posted:I think it's some species of Euchlaena yo whaaaaaaaaat i was just posting my gut reaction, that's so cool!
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Aug 4, 2021 17:09
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I'm gonna guess Parectopa of some kind? https://bugguide.net/node/view/166127 Leaf-miner moth -- I guess it comes in some color variance? http://www.toronto-wildlife.com/Insects/Moths/moths_leaf-miner.html
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Aug 4, 2021 21:46
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They're very pretty. I wish they weren't pests. The gently caress is this little orange dude from Pittsburgh?  
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Aug 6, 2021 03:40
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mods change my name to anal clasper
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Aug 10, 2021 02:31
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Hello! BetterLekNextTime posted:
This photo is great but MAN slugs are weird.
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Aug 11, 2021 03:39
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Some real good poo poo!! Keep sharing!
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Aug 16, 2021 14:54
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Aug 19, 2021 00:49
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St_Ides posted:
Hmm, depending on how big, maybe a watersnake?
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Aug 21, 2021 01:35
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You've gotta be right!
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Aug 21, 2021 04:30
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I don't know what this is!  p i t t s b u r g h
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Aug 26, 2021 04:22
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blight rhino posted:i'm sure you will, but you'll need to document this journey There are photography threads linked in the OP, and I'm sure one of them can guide you!
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Aug 27, 2021 23:26
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Nice of him to offer you a little pocket change in these trying times.
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Aug 29, 2021 05:47
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Gorgeous macro work! Love the little jumper, and the lattice pattern on the mantid's wings.Scarodactyl posted:Does this count? I like this very much! What a cute little guy. Whereabouts are you? Field mice all look pretty much the same to me, but maybe there's a more specific ID to be had. No pics but I've been visited by a silverfish tonight. They're weird.
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Aug 31, 2021 02:26
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   Very green body on this one.
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Aug 31, 2021 17:47
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     busy porch night
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Sep 4, 2021 05:34
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 also these guys are everywhere
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Sep 4, 2021 14:04
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the yeti posted:Norris put a black light up against a white sheet and report back I will make this happen but it'll be a bit!
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Sep 4, 2021 17:45
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omg so lucky!
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Sep 5, 2021 05:37
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The Red Queen posted:I hate to follow up such pretty pictures with poop, but: whose poop? It's raining so it'll be a bit before I can say for sure but with the grass for scale I'd say these are almost mouse poop sized, so way too big for termite or carpenter ant frass, but definitely looks like it's composed of wood, right?. This is a next to a section of log that we use as a chair in the backyard. Had someone guess it was a dutch elm (and possibly died of dutch elm disease) before we had to take it down (if that helps). I can't tell but I'm quoting this as I love a good poop mystery.
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Sep 6, 2021 06:04
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A lovely outing, a lovely day.  This guy chillin' on our fence. Look at that tiny ruby eye! So handsome!
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Sep 6, 2021 18:16
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DOOT. had a smol visitor this morning  Black rat snake.
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Sep 12, 2021 15:44
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Sep 15, 2021 18:28
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I had one of those bless my siding the other day, but she was extremely busy and wouldn't stay still for a pic. Made me want to look into them as pets, though... such pretty, fuzzy guys.
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Sep 16, 2021 01:39
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poverty goat posted:Almost all of the birds here have been wiped out by some bird plague since summer. It's apparently a thing on the east coast. Finches, cardinals, grackles, brown thrashers, mockingbirds- gone. I've had healthy year-round populations of all of those forever. There's no birdsong, and I had to pull my feeders. Here and there a lone finch or grackle shows up looking for food, and a significant number of them look unhealthy with patchy feathers particularly on their heads. I'm watching an unhealthy looking one-legged grackle peck around at old sunflower shells right now. Don't lose hope! With the disease under control, you can resume nurturing your local populations. It'll take time, but I think things are expected to bounce back.  Edit: Cornell doesn't see major declines overall, according to an August study, so your local challenges may be really temporary. Let's hope so! It sucks in the meantime, though. my cat is norris fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Sep 19, 2021 |
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Sep 19, 2021 04:00
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poverty goat posted:depressing bird plague spoilers I'm sorry about your feathered neighbors, friend. I'm curious, have any local agencies reported on your specific region's challenges? The Cornell reporting has been optimistic overall, so maybe your area has had some unique severity for some reason? Are we even referencing the same disease?  The one I've been following features blindness as a big symptom. I'm sorry if my prior post was at all perceived to be dismissive of what you've seen and experienced...I really hope you see things start rebounding in the spring.
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Sep 20, 2021 03:02
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CaptainSarcastic posted:That reminds me of what I saw around here in like 2003 or so - I'd see crows that looked like partially-plucked chickens. I want to say West Nile was present at the time, but my memory is vague. Yeah, that's the disease I was referencing. It does sound pretty similar to what Poverty Goat has run into locally, but I don't believe it's exactly the same since these crusty eyes don't come paired with severe feather loss.
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Sep 20, 2021 21:30
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I love killdeer, they're so pretty!
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Sep 23, 2021 17:22
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Oh, how lucky! Smugworth posted:It's a critter alright hugs please
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Sep 29, 2021 03:26
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