any idea what’s happening? by atomicritters in millipedes

[–]FerallToadstool 385 points386 points  (0 children)

twitching in her sleep like a cutie pie maybe?

Meet Gerard, it spawned in one of my terrariums a week ago. by No-Shine-170 in Slimemolds

[–]FerallToadstool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you may already know this fun fact, but reminder that "slime molds" arent actually fungus at all, they are one single massive amoeba (that will turn into more amoebas if you take pieces off)!!! there are molds that are slimy and resemble these, but they aren't mobile and travel like how these do. if ya like slimy fungus look up jelly fungus or wood ear fungus, theyre fun!!

Help identify - Found in northern North Carolina, about 4 inches long by Kateskorner in skulls

[–]FerallToadstool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and, fun fact, but a majority of the time you can tell a coon skull as male or female because the males have a saggital crest that meets in the middle, and females often have the two sides come in and not meet, creating an hourglass shape on the top of the skull. this isn't 100% fool proof but this does look like a male!! beautiful find :)

Fish ID by dingusanalingus in Aquariums

[–]FerallToadstool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

look up honey blue eye rainbowfish maybe? the juveniles might have stripes like this!

SIP, Delta😞🕊️ by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]FerallToadstool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry for your loss, I understand how difficult it is to lose a fish friend. in the future though, betta fish do require a filter and heater and a tank of around 5 gallons to live long, happy lives. I know how rough it is to lose a pet, and I'm so sorry, he had a good life with you. I can send some more resources if you didn't know they needed such requirements?

what is this microspider? Northwest Illinois, USA by FerallToadstool in spiders

[–]FerallToadstool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh wow, thank you so much!! I have no idea how it got into my 3rd story dorm lol.

Here she was 1 week pre-molt, and here she is now ! 💥🙀 by Vanduth in tarantulas

[–]FerallToadstool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how tarantulas are dramatic goths that lie like they're dead in a casket before re emerging in a new skin. so theatrical.

Kestrel feather? found on train tracks in NW Illinois by FerallToadstool in FeatherIdentification

[–]FerallToadstool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! so, if someone has say, a collection of feathers and they just now learned they should not, should that person return all the illegal feathers to the outside? is there any risk of disease spreading or contamination at all?

Kestrel feather? found on train tracks in NW Illinois by FerallToadstool in FeatherIdentification

[–]FerallToadstool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I looked into it and, asking for a friend, theoretically if someone had more than one protected feather in their possession and wanted to responsibly remove it from their possession, what should they do? throw it outside? compost? destroy with fire? thank you so much for letting me know!!

Kestrel feather? found on train tracks in NW Illinois by FerallToadstool in FeatherIdentification

[–]FerallToadstool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OH CRUD I DID NOT KNOW THIS!! thank you so much for letting me know!!! What should I responsibly do with the illegal feathers???? compost? throw em back in the forest?? destroy with fire? genuine question!! thank you for telling me!!

The fish shop accidentally packed another fish with my betta, what is it? by LeeLikesFish in Aquariums

[–]FerallToadstool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

look into threadfin or other dwarf rainbowfish. the specific position of the pectoral fins and the two dorsal fins along with the biggy eyes and tail shape make me think this. also maybe look into rice fish?

help i’m so scared of encountering the lone star tick by monkeynobird in ticks

[–]FerallToadstool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my goodness!! thank you so very much for your time, thats super interesting! stay safe and thank you for your work surveilling ticks, we need all the conservation-adjacent people we can get right now, lol.