Critterquest 2016: Coldly Compiling Critters

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poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

MrYenko posted:

EVERYTHING eats ducklings. It's part of why ducks tend to have such large clutches.

Ducks and rabbits, outbreeding predation

poverty goat fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Jun 6, 2016

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poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

i made some new animal friends today

this guy was just chilling by the front door, cool tiger striped legs. pretty big for a jumping spider

that fat rear end toad stood his ground after almost getting eaten by my dog. also he had a mate or lunch or something with him that climbed back up in that corner, didn't see it but i could hear something big scrambling like 3 feet up behind the siding after my dog stuck his nose in t here. ugh

poverty goat fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Jun 6, 2016

# ? Jun 6, 2016 02:51

Kilo147: Apr 14, 2007; You remind me of the boss
What boss?
The boss with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who-doo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the Boss.

Dick Trauma posted:

Otter: I'm an otter.

Dennis: And what do you do?

Otter: I swim around on my back and do cute little human things with my hands.

Dennis: You're free to go.

Carp cannot pass this test.

Carp: I'm a carp

Dennis: And what do you do?

Carp: I swim around and eat everything in sight, spending like, two hours day day jumping out of water unpredictably enough that everyone knows I'm doing it, but nobody sees it.

Dennis: Man, that's a dick move. Go, get out of here, you rear end in a top hat fish

Carp: Eats Dennis

# ? Jun 6, 2016 05:12

Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

This monster fell from the sky and nearly landed on my head during my morning run today. Turns out it's an elm sawfly and not a horrible giant wasp as I initially thought. May have just moulted, which would explain why it wasn't moving much and the unusual colour.

# ? Jun 6, 2016 17:17

Moon Potato: May 12, 2003

MrYenko posted:

EVERYTHING eats ducklings. It's part of why ducks tend to have such large clutches.

The Mallards at least time their breeding season for a period when there's not a lot of raptor activity in the marsh. Luckily for them, the blackbirds, crows and ravens that nest nearby at the same time tend to chase off most flying predators. Otters and raccoons are still a big hazard for ducklings, but the Mallards will keep laying clutches of eggs for a few months. Last year, I saw new ducklings emerge as late as September.

The Roosevelt elk herd in the Prairie Creek elk meadow has its first calf of the year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xNxmeFjgC8

# ? Jun 7, 2016 08:03

Highblood: May 20, 2012; Let's talk about tactics.

Hi here's a duck picture I thought he looked kinda funny sitting there

# ? Jun 8, 2016 02:30

Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

Saw an irregular, dark greenish blob on the side of the house and grabbed my phone in case it was a frog:

Young gray tree frog! :3:

(Central Ohio)

# ? Jun 8, 2016 15:51

MariusLecter: Sep 5, 2009; NI MUERTE NI MIEDO

e; not the cute thread :v:

MariusLecter fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Jun 8, 2016

# ? Jun 8, 2016 17:46

Darkman Fanpage: Jul 4, 2012

Abyssal Squid posted:

Saw an irregular, dark greenish blob on the side of the house and grabbed my phone in case it was a frog:

Young gray tree frog! (Central Ohio)

he's telling you that its wednsday, my dude

# ? Jun 8, 2016 18:04

Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

Lots of critters running around on the hostas, including a shy P. audax eating an earwig, but she hid when I took a closer look and was nowhere to be found when I got my phone. I had to settle for a long-legged fly sitting still in the sunlight nearby.

I love long-legged flies so much.

e:

Ebony jewelwing damselfly that was feeling cooperative. Looks like the club-shaped abdomen means it's a female.

Abyssal Squid fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Jun 9, 2016

# ? Jun 9, 2016 18:53

Mister Mind: Mar 20, 2009; I'm not a real doctor,
But I am a real worm;
I am an actual worm

Couple of critters I encountered recently at Putah Creek just west of UC Davis:

There were a whole bunch of these little toads bopping around all over the place.

This...what is it, some kind of hamburger lizard? was just leisurely swimming along the bottom of the creek.

They were both clearly super-thrilled to meet me.

# ? Jun 9, 2016 22:34

stubblyhead: Sep 13, 2007; That is treason, Johnny!; Fun Shoe

Mister Mind posted:

Couple of critters I encountered recently at Putah Creek just west of UC Davis:

There were a whole bunch of these little toads bopping around all over the place.

"Put me down at once, you Philistine, or it shall be pistols at dawn."

# ? Jun 9, 2016 22:45

PathAsc: Nov 15, 2011; Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

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Losing my poo poo at "hamburger lizard"

# ? Jun 9, 2016 23:38

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Mister Mind posted:

That vagina has the largest, most nostril filled clitoris I have ever seen :stare:

# ? Jun 9, 2016 23:44

Kilo147: Apr 14, 2007; You remind me of the boss
What boss?
The boss with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who-doo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the Boss.

VendaGoat posted:

That vagina has the largest, most nostril filled clitoris I have ever seen

Sorry, man. Hamburger Lizard was much, much better.

# ? Jun 10, 2016 08:19

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Kilo147 posted:

Sorry, man. Hamburger Lizard was much, much better.

Jokes are no longer allowed on these forums. Gotcha.

# ? Jun 10, 2016 18:41

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

knock knock

who's there

dentata tortoise

dentata tortoise who

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# ? Jun 10, 2016 19:02

Kilo147: Apr 14, 2007; You remind me of the boss
What boss?
The boss with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who-doo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the Boss.

VendaGoat posted:

Jokes are no longer allowed on these forums. Gotcha.

Were they ever?

# ? Jun 11, 2016 06:40

EmDuck: Feb 16, 2013

Gazelle :

'Tis still bee season :

And a tiny little Damselfly :

# ? Jun 11, 2016 15:24

Mister Mind: Mar 20, 2009; I'm not a real doctor,
But I am a real worm;
I am an actual worm

VendaGoat posted:

That vagina has the largest, most nostril filled clitoris I have ever seen

Can't unsee... :burger:

# ? Jun 12, 2016 05:55

Moon Potato: May 12, 2003

A Barn Swallow feeding its newly-fledged chicks:

A Yellow-breasted Chat (this was a new one for me)

Harbor seals at the mouth of the Mad River:

Elk toilet paper is kind of gross.

# ? Jun 16, 2016 08:00

my cat is norris: Mar 11, 2010; #onecallcat

No pictures; I was out on the Youghiogheny River this weekend, and got to bask in the incredible noise generated by the swarm of 17-year cicadas currently entering its final weeks of swarming. These were Brood V cicadas, and many of them were committing suicide by falling into the river. I rescued a couple of them. They were very cute passengers!

None found in the immediate Pittsburgh area, but if you get out to Connellsville, you'll be in for a show. And for crunchy footsteps.

# ? Jun 19, 2016 15:02

Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

Just picked off a Japanese beetle when I heard buzzing, I thought it was another Japanese beetle but it turned out to be what I think is an emerald jumper (Paraphidippus aurantius) that had just caught a fly. Sorry about the focus, it was about 2m above the ground and hard to get a good shot of.

Critter traces! Leafcutter bees apparently decided to go after this pepper plant.

# ? Jun 22, 2016 16:05

vaguely: Apr 29, 2013; hot_squirting_honey.gif

what a gorgeous little spider! :kimchi:

thank you for sharing

# ? Jun 22, 2016 16:33

my cat is norris: Mar 11, 2010; #onecallcat

Terrible blurry photo of a tree frog of some kind:

Less blurry photo of a mystery bug:

What IS that second thing? Some kind of wasp? But its antennae look so weird, as does the body shape. Pittsburgh, PA. Images are bigger if you click 'em.

# ? Jun 24, 2016 13:36

Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

my cat is norris posted:

What IS that second thing? Some kind of wasp? But its antennae look so weird, as does the body shape. Pittsburgh, PA. Images are bigger if you click 'em.

Definitely a wasp. I was going to go with a black and yellow mud dauber based on a quick search but the abdomen seems different.

As you can see from the search results, there's a tremendous variety of strange wasps out there.

# ? Jun 24, 2016 16:21

my cat is norris: Mar 11, 2010; #onecallcat

Chinston Wurchill posted:

but the abdomen seems different.

Mud Dauber seems perfect, until you get to that part. Darn it.

# ? Jun 24, 2016 16:31

Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

Mud daubers are also huge and that looks tiny, like one of those millions of different little black wasps that vibrate their antennae constantly. Almost certainly some sort of parasitoid, though.

# ? Jun 24, 2016 17:00

my cat is norris: Mar 11, 2010; #onecallcat

I'd guess it was about a half inch long at the most -- fairly standard wasp size? Not unusually big, or unusually small.

# ? Jun 24, 2016 19:41

HungryMedusa: Apr 28, 2003

Moon Potato posted:

A Barn Swallow feeding its newly-fledged chicks:

These were all great photos, but this one made me say "holy poo poo!" and of course right in front of my daughter. She agreed that was the right thing to say. Great shot.

It appears we have a goldfish invasion in our local "nature area."

Woodlake Goldfish 3 by HM, on Flickr

This is where these guys live:

Nature Center Dusk 1 by HM, on Flickr

They seem to be hanging out with the local carp.

Woodlake Golfish 1 by HM, on Flickr

Must be to make goldfish/ carp babies.

Woodlake Golfish Hybrid 1 by HM, on Flickr

Last year we saw a goldfish in this small urban pond, but I thought it was a fluke and it would die during winter. I was so wrong. I guess wild goldfish are a thing, even if it does get 30 below f here.

HungryMedusa fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Jun 25, 2016

# ? Jun 25, 2016 02:30

The Red Queen: Jan 20, 2007; You tricked me!

You said dis place was fun, but it ain't!

HungryMedusa posted:

Must be to make goldfish/ carp babies.

Woodlake Golfish Hybrid 1 by HM, on Flickr

Last year we saw a goldfish in this small urban pond, but I thought it was a fluke and it would die during winter. I was so wrong. I guess wild goldfish are a thing, even if it does get 30 below f here.

Oh! It's a shame these are invasive (Presumably?) because this one is really pretty.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 03:28

moller: Jan 10, 2007; Swan stole my music and framed me!

Chinston Wurchill posted:

mud dauber

my cat is norris posted:

Mud Dauber

Abyssal Squid posted:

Mud dauber

# ? Jun 25, 2016 13:41

poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

btw if any of you guys have bird feeders and want the grackles to gently caress off get some safflower seed. It's advertised as being anti-squirrel, but the grackles don't like it either and all the other birds seem to love it

# ? Jun 25, 2016 13:54

naem: May 29, 2011

I want a bird feeder to attract all the spooky garbage animals like squirrels and grackles and crows and Ravens, and coyotes, and that one frost bitten possum with rickets who snarls at you through the patio door you know the one

Just a bunch of suet and meat on a stick and corn and bugs and a mostly empty protein shake container that got wet and there's some sludge in the bottom still

# ? Jun 25, 2016 21:06

PathAsc: Nov 15, 2011; Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL

naem posted:

I want a bird feeder to attract all the spooky garbage animals like squirrels and grackles and crows and Ravens, and coyotes, and that one frost bitten possum with rickets who snarls at you through the patio door you know the one

Just a bunch of suet and meat on a stick and corn and bugs and a mostly empty protein shake container that got wet and there's some sludge in the bottom still

So, a cut in half gallon of milk with some left spoiled in the bottom, 1/4 lb of old ground chuck, a doughnut, and a barbie head.

Dammit, now I have to make this to see what shows up.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 21:15

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

HungryMedusa posted:

I guess wild goldfish are a thing, even if it does get 30 below f here.

Goldfish are nearly impossible to kill.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 21:43

Ssthalar: Sep 16, 2007

MrYenko posted:

Goldfish are nearly impossible to kill.

Except when you try to keep them alive.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 21:51

Moon Potato: May 12, 2003

HungryMedusa posted:

These were all great photos, but this one made me say "holy poo poo!" and of course right in front of my daughter. She agreed that was the right thing to say. Great shot.

Thanks. I'm pet-sitting for someone who has a Barn Swallow nest on the back porch right now, so I might be able to get some more fledgling shots tomorrow. The nest was empty in the early afternoon, so I thought I had missed them, but the fledglings have returned to spend the night there.

A Great Blue Heron catching a sculpin: