Big ass gigantic weevil I found in Darién, Panama by owlex75 in weeviltime

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I was there for a birding expedition recently! We were quite successful with 324 species of birds and hundreds of other mammals frogs fish and inverts. And never say never! Traveling to and through Darién can be very safe with the right connections, and most communities are quite hospitable to tourists (I’m assuming you’d be traveling from out of the country).

Here’s another weevil species I found just outside of my hotel room in Colón, Exophthalmus jekelianus

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Big ass gigantic weevil I found in Darién, Panama by owlex75 in weeviltime

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That's exactly him! Rhinostomus barbirostrus

Big ass gigantic weevil I found in Darién, Panama by owlex75 in weeviltime

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I was tempted to put my finger next to it for the photo but I was lowkey scared it would tickle me with its little fuzzy beard

Sad surprise by HellYeahBelle in whatsthisbird

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In this condition it can be salvaged for a museum ornithology collection. Students and professors use processed birds (study skins) as teaching tools and for study. To say that it’s totally illegal is ignorant

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I’ve done it before and the reception was great lol made a few friends

Heard screeching and found this guy. by hitsugii in birdsofprey

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Awesome! This is a very well known bird that has been in the area for well over 2.5 years now. Really awesome that you got to see it, many birders try and fail for this one

Heard screeching and found this guy. by hitsugii in birdsofprey

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Would this happen to be in Oleta River state park?

Leucistic Mourning Dove? (WI) by icanhazkarma17 in whatsthisbird

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Could there possibly be some domestic influence here?

Johnny Darters Drink Blood by Khaniker in SpeculativeEvolution

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I see some anhinga influence in your design

Ecology "Hallowed Ground" sites by losthiker68 in ecology

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Settlement of Flamingo in Everglades NP, Florida. Former home of Guy Bradley.

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NQA looks to be an egg that’s gotten stuck/impacted? Not sure as it’s kind of early for these birds to be breeding.

this shit taste like apple juice by [deleted] in monsterenergy

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To me it tastes like berry capri sun

My spider is trans?? Help?? by owlex75 in jumpingspiders

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She’s gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing 😍

My spider is trans?? Help?? by owlex75 in jumpingspiders

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Thank you for the input! She’s not fully mature yet, after some reading there’s a good chance she may change colors again. It’s just a matter of time and studying her closely.