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free hubcaps posted:should also note that weasels have crazy metabolisms and need to eat something like half their own weight in food a day, which is pretty nuts for an obligate carnivore. partly due to this they also cache food so when the opportunity presents itself (like a henhouse) their instincts tell them to stock up
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Weasels own. Top tier animals all around imo
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So they get into a predatory feedback loop? Almost makes them sound like land sharks in a feeding frenzy.
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The Red Queen posted:So they get into a predatory feedback loop? Almost makes them sound like land sharks in a feeding frenzy.
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the xenomorph can't really help it either if all the humans are going to act like frightened prey animals all the time
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This big friend was in my yard today, doing the job the dog is supposed to be doing
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Today I saw two bald eagles try to catch a duck. The duck escaped.
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Squeeze in one more Critter before 2021: Giant (though this guy is still pretty small) Pacific Salamander:   About 7" long! Still a bb but the largest I've ever had show up in my yard.
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He's got such a serious look on his face, like he's thinking about all his problems.
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The Red Queen posted:He's got such a serious look on his face, like he's thinking about all his problems. Torpor is the ennui of the animal world.
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I saw my weasel friend again! something book it away from the house when I let my dog out, thinking it was a chipmunk. Then my hamster, who was hanging out in my shirt while my dog did her thing, started being very vocal about being disturbed while she slept. The weasel must have heard that because it periscope'd it's upper body out of the snow and looked directly at me. Cute lil' murderer
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Literally A Person posted:Squeeze in one more Critter before 2021: 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.
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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. You're totally right! Sorry, we have about *checks watch* nine billion types of newts/salamanders here.
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"Huge poison glands" feels almost like an understatement there. If you hadn't confirmed that as normal, I'd think it was some kind of swelling or infection. It looks practically bloated.
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Cardiovorax posted:"Huge poison glands" feels almost like an understatement there. If you hadn't confirmed that as normal, I'd think it was some kind of swelling or infection. It looks practically bloated. That’s genus Ambystoma in a nutshell, yeah
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I found this in my kitchen in Maryland: Any idea what it is? I can take more photos if needed. If this doesn't count as wild because I found it in my home, I can delete. dirby fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Jan 4, 2021 |
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dirby posted:I found this in my kitchen in Maryland: Box Elder Bug, or at least, a very close relative
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Yeah, 90% percent chance that's a bog-standard Box Elder.dirby posted:If this doesn't count as wild because I found it in my home, I can delete.
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Cardiovorax posted:Yeah, 90% percent chance that's a bog-standard Box Elder. quote:As long as it's not literally a pet, it's fine. You got any interesting critters in your basement, feel free to post.
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dirby posted:Sorry, the only other thing (aside from many pets) I tend to see are squash bugs.
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Took an infrared nighttime safari at one of my local parks, and spotted some furry friends: Grey-headed Flying Fox These guys are very cute and a lot of fun to watch (although they are terribly messy as well).  Common Brushtail Possum This guy literally bumped into my leg and gave us both a bit of a fright! Sorry about the rubbish quality - I have shaky hands and my IR light isn't particularly powerful.
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Dia de Pikachutos posted:Common Brushtail Possum  "Don't worry about the quality, those are great!
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These two rough-housed a bit before hanging out together. Red-shouldered Hawks
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They're noisy bastards. I like them.
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There was a crow trying to munch on a suet block I put out but it looked like it only succeeded in flapping all over the place and scattering stuff on the ground for the juncos to eat.
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Unless you were intentionally namedropping yourself there, I'm afraid this isn't quite the kind of picture this thread is for. You're supposed to post photos that you made yourself.
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I think it's fine for the occasional good and cool bug pic to be posted, especially in the sense of "wow look at this thing I just learned about!" Critterquest is meant for local discoveries and photos and sharing, but sometimes that sense of joy comes from other places.  I really like this candle-headed goof.
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I forgot what thread I was in for a second and thought that was a photoshop of a katydid with a candle for a head like some kind of new Monster Train character.
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Sorry, I probably should have explained before removing the photo, which wasn't mine obviously. The shot was taken by Andreas Kay, a German guy living in Ecuador. Sadly, he passed away last year from a brain tumour. I used to follow him on Flickr because of his absolutley incredible photography skills and not only that, the insects he photographed were always so unusually shaped and coloured, that many times you would swear they were photoshopped. He made all his photos available (to me and others) to download on Flickr and I just assumed that as long as his name was featured on the photo you showed to others, that would be OK. Here's one of a fly that's definitely mine https://imgur.com/gallery/DVacAGG
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Those eyes are hypnotic!
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The Red Queen posted:Those eyes are hypnotic! 
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    Can someone help identify this bird? Southern California/inland empire, likes the peanut butter suet cake. Maybe a nuthatch? Sorry for the grainy photos.
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Walrusmaster posted:
Bewick’s wren!
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Bewick’s wren! Wow, that looks spot on. Thanks!
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