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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
martyndrabikDescription
The invasive Spotted Lanternfly (trespassing in to the United States) was prosecuted to the fullest extent of my foot.
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Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)Observer
sungsung
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)Observer
bennett_grapponePlace
University of Alberta, Arts Building and Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E6, Canada (Google, OSM)Description
Big and very calm, digging through the snow with front legs and nibbling on the grass underneath.
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Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)Observer
bennett_grapponeDescription
Very fat magpie eating snow.
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Smooth-bodied Tardigrades (Class Eutardigrada)Observer
bennett_grapponeDescription
Washed from moss taken from the greenhouse.
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leglaudeDescription
This big weevil (around 30mm long without rostrum) was found walking on stones on a river bank close to water falls. Shot with a mobile phone on my finger.
I cannot find any doc. to try to identify this species...
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Microon canadensisObserver
bennett_grapponeDescription
Sweep net. Under 2 mm long.
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Three-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)Observer
balajidevarajanDescription
Captured while the squirrel had its tongue out!
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Santa Cruz Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis ssp. santacruzae)Observer
sessilefielder
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Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)Observer
tresaDescription
Superb Starling on the right
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Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
kalamurphykingDescription
Photo 1:
Why Yes, I Did Steal The Bread Heel When You Weren't Looking
The only time my birds get any bread is when I finish off a loaf of bread, then they get one heel pinched up. I laid the heel down on the brick wall while I filled feeders with bird seed. Went to get the heel & it was gone. Looked on the ground on both sides of the wall & nothing. Looked up and saw this. Went & got my camera.
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Ha Ha, You Can't Get Me
I swear the little thief was laughing at me. It was high up in my tree right over my head.
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Imma Just Stay Here & Eat The Whole Thing
Darn squirrel stayed there and ate the whole thing. No bread crumbs for the jays & sparrows that day.
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Mecotropis pardalisObserver
dhfischerDescription
Amazingly long antennae on this beetle. I initially thought Cerambycidae when I saw it on the cloth.
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bennett_grapponeDescription
Bycatch from a pitfall trap left out in a meadow from 5-12 of June 2023, I think it might be a new genus.
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Eupholus bennigseniObserver
vespadelusDescription
Jewel weevil central ranges West New Britain Island
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New Zealand Giraffe Weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis)Observer
jefffryettDescription
Long nosed beetle with knobbly knees
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Genus MnemynurusObserver
easleybirdingDescription
Seems like a weevil that is mimicking a fly, but not sure???
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Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)Observer
greglasleyDescription
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park,
Madagascar
13 December 2017
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Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)Observer
m_ewell_youngDescription
A 2.5 meter female Komodo dragon warms in the early morning sun in the Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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Tribe OxyptiliniObserver
bennett_grapponePlace
Rutherford Library, Rutherford Library, University of, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8, Canada (Google, OSM)
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Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella)Observer
luke_verburgtDescription
unsure if tropicalis or gazella
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Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina ssp. richardii)Observer
robberflyDescription
Finally sussed out ( w/ the knowledge of @dpom ) that when you see them "spy-hopping" like this, they are actually napping/sleeping in this position. Saw a good 7 doing this....
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)Observer
suepembertonDescription
This handsome adult male choked to death on a leopard shark
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Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)Observer
troydeclanDescription
Pink salmon are the "fun size" snacks.
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Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)Observer
omateusDescription
Photos by Álvaro Baptista
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Atlantic Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus ssp. barbatus)Observer
craftybirder
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Freeman's Maple (Acer × freemanii)Observer
danlegoDescription
the rainbow maple
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Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis)Observer
wildthingstasDescription
Omphalotus nidiformis glowing at night behind a possum skull
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
c_birdsDescription
"Furry" was born in the spring of 2022. Recognized by her very furry tail and her frequent habit of standing up.
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Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus)Observer
edcoreyncdprPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Breached at least 8 times over the course of a few minutes
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African Social Spider (Stegodyphus dumicola)Observer
wynand_uysDescription
A scrappy expanse of silky refuges and capture webs littered with body parts of previous victims. When preferred prey is entangled, the female spiders emerge from their 'nests' and overpower it by grabbing its extremities. In this case, a wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319446.
Presumably they inject venom because after a minute or so the prey stops struggling. Then they snip it out of the web and carry it into one of several 'nests' or refuges.
Unwanted prey, often beetles (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319435 ) are also killed but sometimes left in the web, uneaten. Ants, in this case, Maranoplus ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319390 )scavenge around the periphery of the webs, feasting on unwanted beetles or other left-overs.
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Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)Observer
horseshoekidDescription
Sometimes you just gotta mash the shutter for too long
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Genus ArachnobasObserver
gbohneDescription
Arachnobas is a genus of weevils peculiar to the Moluccas and New Guinea.
When caught by an animal (e.g. me), immediately this beetle turned to lay on the back and moved its legs like a spider; probably mimicry.
Genus: Arachnobas BOISDUVAL, 1835 (Syn.: Rhynchodes)
Tribus: Arachnopodini LACORDAIRE, 1866
Subfamily: Conoderinae SCHOENHERR, 1833
[det. Alexander Riedel, 2010, based on photos]
Family: Curculionidae LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils, Rüsselkäfer)
Superfamily: Curculionoidea LATREILLE, 1802
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Suborder: Polyphaga
Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer)
Indonesia, W-Papua, SW Manokwari, Arfak Mts.: Syoubrig (Mokhwam), ca. 1600m asl., 14.08.2010; IMG_4079
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Toxorhinus amarilloObserver
tshahanDescription
found facing upwards on painted sign... attracted to the yellow or just a coincidence?
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Cerocranus extremusObserver
damienbrDescription
Cerocranus extremus, Kuschel 2008
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Sri Lanka Weevil (Myllocerus undecimpustulatus)Observer
hayath_mohammedDescription
A Weevil with two mites
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Eurasian Wild Pig (Sus scrofa)Observer
filton18Description
It's getting tough to move about the park without bumping into 1 or more groups of wild pigs.
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Nodding Thistle Receptacle Weevil (Rhinocyllus conicus)Observer
skitterbugDescription
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Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje)Observer
paultavaresDescription
Eagle observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163127716
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
jenvanvanDescription
Bone, likely a scapula
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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)Observer
brideyryanDescription
I believe this is a whale skull - was found at low tide on a beach in Cape Cod. Any ideas as to what species? I was thinking fin whale
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Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)Observer
kitemongooseDescription
Added to my new (public) project, Wildlife Eating People Food:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/wildlife-eating-people-food
Eating House Recipe-brand saltine crackers it found on a restaurant deck.
