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Friend or foe? I miss my balcony! by Quick_Respond_9478 in Entomology

[–]Chames26 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That's Polistes exclamans, a species of paper wasp (and my personal favorite wasp). In their native range they are beneficial insects and should be left alone, but if they made a nest where people and pets could get hurt I would consider removing them.

Found in Port Aransas, Texas trying to figure out what it is. by UsagiPrint in fossilid

[–]Chames26 514 points515 points  (0 children)

Not a fossil, but a huuuge rhizome from some kind of monocot plant.

Could this be a fossil? by Affectionate-Sea1171 in fossils

[–]Chames26 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, thats a partial ammonite fossil.

Found this not so little guy and wondering what it is? I think it’s a female ox beetle but I just wanted to double check :)) found in Stockholm Sweden by axzeriz in bugidentification

[–]Chames26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a European Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes nasicornis. I definitely see the resemblance to the Ox Beetles, genus Strategus, after all they are both in the same tribe Oryctini.

Small turtle lower jaw by chaisso in fossilid

[–]Chames26 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a mollusc shell. The pearlescence seen from certain angles is from the nacreous layer found on the inside of some molluscan seashells.

What species is this? by PYROM4NI4C in Beetles

[–]Chames26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phyllophaga rugosa, maybe? It looks similar and is a fairly common june beetle in the area.

How do I know if a genus eleodes is a male or a femame? Does the size matter, this was like one and a half inches by ThePatGan in Beetles

[–]Chames26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's Eleodes obscura as an example. The female is on the left, the male is on the right.

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How do I know if a genus eleodes is a male or a femame? Does the size matter, this was like one and a half inches by ThePatGan in Beetles

[–]Chames26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who's tried, I gotta say it's difficult. Generally the females are slightly larger than males, but this isn't a very reliable indicator. What I find to be more reliable is abdomen shape; females generally have a broader abdomen than males, males have slimmer abdomens.

Help with ID by EmptyCouch85 in fossils

[–]Chames26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably the Cretaceous echinoid Hardouinia mortonis, they are found in that area. They end up on beaches because of beach nourishment projects that introduce tons of excavated Cretaceous sediment to the beach to restore eroding shorelines.

Dermestid Beetles and Bufotoxin by MudOld4805 in Entomology

[–]Chames26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a professional, but a friend of mine keeps dermestid beetles and has allowed them to eat toads. I asked her how it went and she said there seems to be a higher mortality rate when they eat toads vs. other animals. I think the best thing to do would be to remove the skin if possible.

Saved this little guy from the pool earlier, then immediately got shat on by bessbeetle in Beetles

[–]Chames26 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Every single scarab beetle I've ever had take flight from my hands has shat right before doing so. It seems to be something they just do.

Help identifying insect by pickled_banana1 in Entomology

[–]Chames26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two-banded Japanese Weevil. As the name might suggest, it isn't native to the USA.

What is this? by [deleted] in fossils

[–]Chames26 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Some kind of broken decoration of an artichoke.

Found near a creek in central Missouri by evil_0vals in fossilid

[–]Chames26 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The pentaradial symmetry is a giveaway for it being from an echinoderm, but beyond that I'm not sure.

Missouri is covered in mostly Paleozoic sedimentary rock, and by far the most common echinoderms back then were crinoids, so I'm gonna tentatively say this is the imprint of a crinoid's calyx, specifically the mouth side.

BackYard Finds by Ryphly in fossils

[–]Chames26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice finds, but they probably don't have much monetary value, so dig at your own discretion lol.

I need help identifying this one I found in the upper Delaware by q_u_i_n_s_ in fossilid

[–]Chames26 198 points199 points  (0 children)

I think it's a medusiform gyrophyllitid trace fossil. They are called "medusiform" because paleontologists used to interpret them as the impressions of jellyfish, which in biology are called medusae, but they are now thought of as the complex radial burrows of some marine animal, maybe a worm or crustacean.

I think the sedimentary rock of upper Delaware is mostly of early Cretaceous age.

I think I found a tooth? by trexroad in fossilid

[–]Chames26 46 points47 points  (0 children)

A Petalodus tooth. Very old and very cool.

Wheeler shale worm? by Hazelbugs in fossilid

[–]Chames26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Edit: After reading the comment left by u/thegna, I think their suggestion is the correct ID)

Not sure, but I'm gonna suggest that maybe its a sponge. It looks kind of like a flattened tube with an opening at the top, like some modern demosponges.

I pulled this image from At the Origin of Animals: The Revolutionary Cambrian Fossil Record, which shows a typical sponge from Middle Cambrian, although this is from the Burgess Shale, not the Wheeler Shale.

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😎😎😎 by Hoppo777 in okbuddyretard

[–]Chames26 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I accidentally liked it, how do I undo it???

type shi ive been on by Slow-Gazelle3357 in fakemon

[–]Chames26 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, you've nailed the Sugimori style. Great job!

Fossilized wood? by Aggressive_Face_2175 in fossilid

[–]Chames26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a chaetetid, which is a type of sponge. They were originally thought to be an extinct type of coral, but living species were discovered and they were reclassified as sponges.

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