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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Reptile identification - Is this a green iguana?
At first instance it looks like an iguana and since this photo was taken near the coast of Pernambuco, Brazil it could only be the green iguana, but as you can see from the photo the reptile is black. ...
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Species identification: plant with pitfall trap-like structures
I found this plant in Tuscany (Italy, mediterranean climate, about 60 m above mean sea level). Photos were taken at roughly the beginning of spring after a period of drought followed by a couple days ...
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Intersexual competition regarding energy investiture of offspring
A while ago I remembered reading about a species that had evolved so that the male sperm cells promoted the energy investiture of the female in this offspring upon fertilisation. Since this was a r-...
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What insect in shell is this?
Location: INDIA(Tropical Monsoon)
I found an insect (approx 7mm) (marked with red in image) in my bedroom hanging from the roof.
It can spin some kind of thread, since it was hanging at the first ...
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Species identification: flaky worm [duplicate]
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Recently our house got ABSOLUTELY INFESTED with the following creature.
Kindly identify.
Hapitat: damp shadowy regions of our house
Description: The outer flake is ...
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Identification of black-and-white striped jumping insect?
I noticed this small insect with long striped antennae and legs hanging out on my parsley. I'd be curious to find out what it is.
When I got close to take a picture of it, it suddenly leapt, like a ...
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Does anybody know what sort of fossil this could be?
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Found in rural North Dakota. Small rock with black circular indentations.
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What insect is this? (Switzerland) [duplicate]
I took these photos in June in Zurich, Switzerland. The insect struck me as fairly large; I'd say the body was probably 2-3 cm long unless my memory is playing tricks on me. It sat just like this on a ...
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What kind of tree has leaves like this?
Shot taken in Spring, on May 22, 2020 in a forest in Haliburton, Ontario.
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What kind of yellow flower is this?
Shot in a garden in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada on August 6th, 2020. Flowerhead size approx. 3" diameter across.
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How can a small bug dart around in a slug's slime?
Last year I saw a large slug in the garden, and when I looked closer there was a small creature moving around rapidly, and I mean really fast (hence my use of the word "dart" in the question ...
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Identification of odd jellyfish-like creature in the Mediterranean
My parents encountered this unknown creature on a beach in Karpathos, Greece.
None of the locals have seen it before, it may be a species that has moved further north due to ocean warming.
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Bug on wall identification request [duplicate]
I've been finding a few of these on the same wall of my apartment the path month. Size is maybe 3-5 mm.
I live in an apartment in Toronto Canada.
Thanks in advance!
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Feather identification
One of my sister's chickens was killed a few days ago. This feather was left at the scene of the crime. The location was Idaho, near Boise.
The death of the chicken leads us to believe it is a hawk ...
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Help Identifying this small spider (Tennessee)
This small spider, about .75" when legs spread, has a distinct "teddy bear" image on its cephalothorax. Help with identity please.
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Identify this bone found on beach
Does anyone have an idea what this bone is?
It was found on the beach in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA.
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What kind of purple flower is this?
Shot in a garden in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada on June 18th, 2020. Flowerhead size approx. 1 1/4" diameter across.
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What kind of deciduous tree is this?
This image was captured on October 10th, 2020 in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Any help identifying the tree species is greatly appreciated. Rob.
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Can anyone identify this woody plant
They were cut a while ago and have paper like bark, the newer bark is a reddish colour and the old is almost black, the leaves are long and slender and it had some yellow flower buds
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Fossil identification
I recently found a fossil which I am unable to identify. I believe it's a sea creature, but I don't know what kind. my best guess is some kind of shell or a porpita.
I appreciate any help.
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Identity of a spider found on Cyprus
I'm trying to identify a little friendly spider seen in Cyprus. She is brown, around 0.7 inches (2cm) long with white-striped legs, and a small dotted back. This seems like a pumpkin spider, but the ...
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Weird spiky bug found in northern Spain
Does anyone know what this bug is? We're located in the north of Spain. Around 5mm long with spikes in its back.
First image is belly up, second one the bug is walking.
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Seed head Identification. July in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
What flower has this type of seed head? (this was shot on July 17th, 2020)
This was in a residential garden in Toronto. Going from memory, i believe the size was approx. 2 1/2" to 3" in ...
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What is this mushroom attached to the terrarium with transparent cap and black strips?
I have a terrarium with something black attached to the glass with a whitish green stem. Can someone please help identifying this?
The terrarium is outside in the backyard and receives only direct ...
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What is this bone from?
This object showed up on my fire escape in New York city. It appears to be some kind of bone. It's a bit smaller than an adult human hand. What animal is it from?
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What are these animals, and what happened here?
While walking along the northern shore of Lake Ontario, I noticed the following strange scene:
Here is a closer angle:
What are these animals, and what is the likeliest cause of this?
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Is this a Enoki aka. velvet shank aka. Flammulina velutipes?
In December in southern Germany I found the following mushroom on a some remains of a tree. From what I read, saw and felt (sticky cap when wet), I am very sure it is a velvet shank, especially ...
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What is this tooth or tusk that was found with several others in a scrimshaw kit from Nantucket?
This was in a scrimshaw kit that was purchased at a yard sale about 20 years ago. Kit was sold by a company on Nantucket, and was old at the time of the yard sale. It is not known if this and the ...
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What is this large long-legged orange and black insect?
Around and inch long. 6 legs, bigger than a wasp, and orange and black. Found near the coast in the woods in South Carolina.
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What are these little insects in that I found in my greenhouse?
I found these little (3-4mm) insects in my indoor greenhouse where I propagate Begonia from leaf cuttings.
They are slowly walking around on the soil and don't seem to be particularly interested in ...
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What is this large, lively barnacle?
Yesterday I found this creature in a rocky cove in central California, around mid tide (+ 3 feet). It's about 3-4 inches long. At first I thought it was dead, but it closed its mouth when I removed ...
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Owl identification. Winter in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
Is this owl a 'Great Grey Owl' or 'Barred Owl'? I'm thinking a Great Grey because it was quite huge - about 1.5 to 2 feet tall.
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Bug Identification: Black Insect with Red/Orange dot on back
I lifted the cover off my push bike today and discovered 15-20 of these insects all along one of my brake cables.
A few were tending to "egg" like structures that were stuck to the cable and ...
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What kind of spider is this from New Zealand?
This is biggest one I have caught so far:
They would occasionally walk into my house and wait for the night to go out and about.
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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 are these bugs eating my lumber?
Duplicate of this question.
I found bugs in wood that I've had air drying for the last few years. What are they?
I had a tree cut down a few years ago and some of the wood milled in to slabs. However, ...
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Exoskeleton Bug Identification
I found these bug shells / exoskeletons / casings in the corner of my room and I am wondering what they could be. They are about 1-2 cm long. The light colored spots on the floor are likely related. I ...
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Is this a Northern Black Widow?
I’m in Florida and my 5 year old spotted a spider on an old watering pale toy. It looks like a widow in shape and color, and has red spots down it’s back. Most black widows here don’t have anything on ...
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What organism is this? Repetitive, long thread, double spikes, ... (from a human sputum sample) [closed]
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Collected in Portugal.
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Are there taxonomic keys for members of the family poeciliidae in America?
I wish to know what are the taxonomic aspects necessary for the identification of certain species of poecilids, specifically what is the role in the counting of rays and spines and also the ...
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Please, help identify this sea worm
It was found in Malta, in a puddle by the sea.
It left a lot of tiny hair on the shoes (which we removed thoroughly without touching them).
I didn’t have any coins with me so I put keys for scale.
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Can you name this spider?
Found this spider in my bathroom in central London,UK. I’m convinced it’s tropical. I’m probably wrong. My kids are very curious. Many thanks!
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What insect is this? I spotted it on a wall in a bedroom [duplicate]
This is the closest distance & the best photo resolution I could get from my handphone.
I discovered it on a wall in my bedroom.
Could anyone identify what insect is it?
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Identify grasshopper species
I found this grasshopper on a house door in central Italy. It did not move for the whole day. I can tell it's a grasshopper, however I am unable to determine the exact species.
Size: ca. 6cm
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Is this tailed butterfly a coral hairstreak?
I spotted this butterfly feeding on some lantana in Fort Worth, Texas. It looks exactly like a coral hairstreak, but it has these two tails (?) on its hind wing, whereas I thought coral hairstreaks ...
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What insect eggs are these?
There are only 3 eggs. A pink colour with stripes on it. Is it possible to identify the species? Found right below a window, on the wood.
I'm in Bangalore,
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Help identifying 3mm bug that looks like a bed bug
I found this bug, size approx 3-5mm crawling on the floor. I've searched for bed bug images but I'm not certain if this is one. This seems to have a separate / longer torso than the ones in the bed ...
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Kansas Spider Identification, found in Pasta Package
I live in Kansas. I found a spider inside my macaroni pasta package after dinner (6pm), and I really want to figure out its species.
Since I have consumed food from that package, I'm especially ...
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What is the nature of these sprouts?
With zero knowledge of botany, but curious enough to do some research of what I observe, I would like to know the reason for this young sprout in the lower part of a 2 m long Hoya carnosa. I did not ...
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What is this plant (see the photo)?
EDIT: Found in Asia, China, latitude ~25 degree. Size about several centimeters.
I wonder what this plant is? It looks quite unlike the plants we see everyday. I have tried photo search engines and ...
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