Questions tagged [species-identification]
Questions looking to find the name of a specific organism. Please include as much information as possible on location/habitat, size/characteristics and behavior. Ideally, you should provide images.
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A new species of small bird?
This picture is take from my village in Gujarat, India. I think it is a small bird which I have never seen before. It is smaller than an Indian hummingbird and even smaller than a neem tree leaf. You ...
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Help identifying leaf-like bone
I found two of these objects near a creek in Missouri. They feel like they are made out of bone but they do not look like any bone I have seen before. They also appear as though the could be some sort ...
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What is this wasp killing insect?
I spotted these two in my garden. What is this insect? He had firm control over the wasp and was just hanging on by one leg. He appeared to hold on until the wasp stopped moving and then flew away ...
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I just saw this bird outside my apartment. Anyone know what it is? (Texas, US)
Saw this bird outside my apartment in College Station, Texas and have never seen anything like it before!
It is about the size of a hand.
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Insect identification - Is this a bedbug?
This bug was found on a couch in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The couch, and the two beds in the room show no signs of other bugs. Is this a bed bug that I should worry about or something harmless? It ...
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Does this recording sound like the pulses emitted by bats?
Out of curiosity, I recorded sounds in an area with lots of bats, hoping to be able to "hear" the bats communicating by lowering the ultrasound to a level down to the frequency which can be ...
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Can someone identify this ant?
This is one of seven ant queens I just collected yesterday morning (2015-09-21 9AM) around home.
I live in Hong Kong, at a hillside facing south. The weather was as follows (Hong Kong Observatory ...
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What is this bizarre looking animal we found in the forest? Bug identification
Please can someone identify this?
I can't find anything on the Internet like it. 2 cm long. North Bohemian mountains (Czech Republic).
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Are these microscopic star-like structures on a dead leaf some sort of organism? If so, which one?
I’m wondering what these star-shaped organisms are on a dead leaf I found in my backyard (Texas, USA). This was taken under my microscope at 40x magnification. They seem to be clear organisms with ...
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What strange jelly-like thing is shown in the photo?
What is shown in the pictures below? The photo was taken at the Australia's south coast (Queenscliff). The length of the thing is no longer than 50 cm... It doesn't move and has jelly-like consistency....
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I am trying to identify this bone I found on the beach at the Delaware Bay in Delaware. It is 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 tall
This bone was found at Big Stone beach on the Delaware bay, Delaware. It weighs only 19 grams
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What is this strange sea creature we found on the beach?
We found this on a beach in North Devon, UK. I've never seen anything like it.
There's a yellowy-ball in the middle with 5 pointed shells attached to it, each of which seems to have a single "leg&...
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What is this spider with blue striped head?
I found this spider on the balcony of a Brisbane, Australia quarantine hotel. About 1.5cm. Anyone know what it is?
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What kind of creature is this?
I saw this on Facebook today and have tried researching it myself, but I have had no luck.
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Identification: Creepy 'nope' [duplicate]
While walking back from our routine evening stroll through the hills, we stumbled upon some insect(?). It was the size of an index finger, and it appeared to have some sort of wings. While I tried to ...
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What is the name of this red plant?
I came across this plant yesterday (14th May) and was wondering what it might be? Would anybody know the scientific name and if it's indigenous to the UK (personally I doubt it is)? The plant grows in ...
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What is this fish?! Is it even real?
According to a guy in a Facebook group I belong to, this fish was caught in the Missouri River near Omaha, NE, US. I have never seen one like it in my life, not in person or photo or anywhere. What on ...
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What are these bladder snail parasites?
I collected some bladder snails several months ago. While checking them out one day, I noticed that they were now infested with worm-like ectoparasites.
Appearance and behavior
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I found this strange tooth in Galveston, Texas. What does it belong to?
I found this on May 7, 2017, on Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston, Texas. What's not visible are the treelike rings inside the tooth and what looks like a tiny interior porous center. It looks like it ...
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What is this yellowish insect?
I found this insect inside of my shoe. It is approximately 1cm in length and less than half a centimetre wide. It was found in the Netherlands, in the province Gelderland.
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What is this crawling next to my house?
I just found this outside my house while walking the dog. I was thinking it's some kind of slug? It's been raining a lot lately and today, so maybe that has something to do with it being on the ...
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Identifying a creature that appears to be a worm wrapped in a cocoon
This creature was found on a bed. At first, I thought it was a piece of lint, but then it suddenly moved. I picked it up in a paper towel and put it in an eye cream containers, which it is currently ...
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Is this a grass cell?
I found this picture online claiming it was a grass cell. Clearly it is a cross section image but I was hoping you could tell me if this is actually grass, or something else if anything.
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What is this animal looking like an Axolotl?
My friend caught a strange looking animal and he's saying it is an axolotl. I keep telling him it's almost impossible, since they are almost extinct in their natural environment and he caught it in St-...
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Is this a hornet?
I live on the 2nd floor of an old apartment building in Vancouver BC (Canada). A couple of years ago we had an issue with a hornets nest that was difficult to remove because of its location. They ...
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Which organism built this 2 cm long sandy tube?
I found this tube and wondered which animal built it.
It is 2 cm long and has an entrance/exit hole on one side. The material seems to be sandy.
I assume it is for breeding purposes.
Before finding ...
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What kind of fruit is this?
Just spotted this fruit while walking to school. It's the size of a small coin.The taste is almost sour and tangy and somewhat sweet (I only tried one of them and very little of it). I admit, I've ...
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What is this black and white worm in a white case?
The case is very small and it's an off white color.
The thing living inside can come out of either end. It's a black and white looking worm. It will poke its head out and move everywhere!
They are ...
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What is the name of this fruit?
I have attached a photo. I know the Nepali name for this fruit but not its common name in English and its scientific names. In Nepal we call it as 'lahare Aanp' (meaning Climber Mango). This fruit is ...
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Help identify this worm-like thing
Many instances of this worm-like creature were found in a water system for a mountain cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the US, in late June / early July. The water system collects water from ...
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What kind of skull is this?
We found this skull on a beach in southwestern Sweden, and are curious as to what kind of animal it was.
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Black insect with antennas and large abdomen
I found this insect crawling outside near my house, and I have never seen anything quite like it!
It was found in the summer in Denmark.
Length is approx 4 cm (1.5 inc) with the antennae.
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Species ID: Buckyball-like fungus [duplicate]
Previous research
A friend of mine shared a link of some beautiful fungi: https://i.stack.imgur.com/B81Pu.jpg. I was intrigued by the curious critter below -- it seems to have honed the power of ...
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What sea animal is this?
I am in a remote village and a young boy (second pic holding tail) says this thing is his friend. This creature is safe, we held it for pictures and released it after. None of us know what this is and ...
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Trying to identify a beetle seen in Ontario, Canada...and its babies, or parasites?
I'm trying to identify a beetle I took video of in July (around 2010) in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Attached below is a still frame.
I've done some googling and was thinking this was a ...
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A weird-looking fish with a shield
I found this photo in a local news page. The page claims that this fish is a new species that was found by a Malaysian fisherman. Is this true or is it a known fish and already has a name?
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What is this little owl-like bird?
I was walking outside (location: Netherlands) and just saw this little bird:
Unfortunately I had to take a long range picture with my cell phone so the quality is quite bad, however I hope still ...
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Horned Mohawk looking insect. What is it?
Any ideas? I didn't know any other way to explain it.
I live in Indiana, USA if that helps.
Someone said it might be a "stink bug" but I'm not sure and not willing to find out!
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Identify this insect, found in Central Vietnam, with long antennae, black wings, and red body [duplicate]
Last year this insect landed on my hand when visiting the My Son city ruins in Central Vietnam.
I've been trying to identify the insect, but until now without result.
Can you help me? Or do you know ...
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What's this stuff that looks like white chainmail armor growing on giant kelp?
I found some giant kelp coated with a material that is white, smooth, and forms a chain-mail pattern with small black oblong lumps in between the links. It feels pretty hard but not stiff (the kelp ...
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Identify this giant green moth(?) with great taste?
One evening in late February I sat down to eat dinner after a day of hiking in hills around New Taipei City and discovered that someone else shared my taste in clothes. A very large green moth-like ...
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Help me identify this insect from Bangladesh
I have seen this insect flying literally everywhere in Dhaka city (Bangladesh) over the last two months. It's small -- around 1-1.5 inches long. It's not an agile flyer and can be easily grabbed by ...
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Help identifying what this is in Crayfish gills?
this is my first time posting here. I was in my Zoology lab doing a dissection on a Crayfish when I noticed these hairlike structures within the gills. They were very "snappy" and fine, and would ...
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Worm inside a millepede
I found a dead millipede lying on the ground in Wayand, Kerala (India). I put it in a bottle and brought it home. After around 5 hours a worm came out of it. It is about about 1.5 cm long and ...
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Identifying Some Kind Of Fossil
This was found off the coast of Ireland by a friend of mine. The running gag is it's some kind of fetish or totem and should be immediately discarded, but we're interested in whether it's perhaps a ...
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What is the name of this biting bug?
I just was bitten by a bug!!! It is 3mm long and has large pincers. Here is a photo:
I live in Colorado. Any help identifying it would be great.
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What species is this black, blue and white bird?
I think this species is native to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as I see it regularly, especially around the urban locality (Downtown Edmonton).
Season: Early Spring
Date: May 18, 2017
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This looks like it was somebody’s home - but who?
Found this near the edge of a forest in upstate New York. It looks like the remnant of a cocoon of some kind. I would appreciate any help in identifying its original maker / occupant.
I hope my ...
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Identifying a thin, black, worm-like creature with a hammer-shaped head
I came across the creature shown in the photo below yesterday evening while walking the dogs. At first, I thought it was an earthworm, but a flashlight revealed it to be something I had never seen ...
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What made this black cluster on a leaf?
I found this black slug-shaped thing on a leaf by my pond in western Sweden. It's about 15 mm long, positioned on a vertical leaf (I bent it to take the picture).
And I don't even know where to ...
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