/r/AIDKE
Animals I didn’t know existed!
Welcome to AIDKE - Animals I Didn't Know Existed!
Reddit's digital zoo for the weirdest, wildest, most interesting and mysterious animals on the web.
We hope to meet and learn about as many cool critters as possible!
RULES:
Post titles MUST include "scientific name: genus species". This is to ensure the animal is correctly identified so we can find out more about it!
Posts must be a photo or video of animals. As cool as plants, fungi, and the other kingdoms can be, we're here for the kingdom of animals. Please try to include photographer/videographer or source of media in a comment on your post - this is appreciated but not mandatory. No illustrations or animations.
Search before posting. Eponymous with our name, this is for animals "I" didn't know existed. If it's been posted here before, "I" know about it. We prefer new and interesting content.
No blood or animals being munched on. We prefer pictures of living animals, but make exceptions for high quality, whole preservations.
If you have or know of a blog, podcast, etc. specifially related to rare or unusual animals and would like to post it, please message the mods and we will review it.
Be civil. It may be the "law of the jungle" out in the wild, but we're a community of animal lovers. No name calling, belittling, or bickering.
No religion or politics. While there can be intersection between animals, environmental policies, and scriptures we're just here for the animals.
No selling or marketing. We appreciate that you may own or know of a business where people can see or purchase animals. However, vetting businesses for ethical anmial acquisition and treatment is beyond the scope of our moderation team.
If your post or comment has been removed and you believe this was an error, feel free to message the mods. We are willing to work with you to meet our posting and commenting guidelines.
If you see a post or comment which breaks the rules, please use the report button. The mod team does its best but we can't be everywhere at once. We depend on you to help keep this sub an interesting and welcoming place to visit.
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ASIAN/JAPANESE GIANT HORNET (vespa mandarinia) ─ The Ruthless Bee Assassin!
20:35 UTC
What is this ???
My friend spotted this and sent it to our group chat keep in mind that we live in Washington state where there's literally no crocs or alligators and what makes it more interesting is that it's in the city (spanaway) part of Washington.
02:05 UTC
Columba Livia
I bet dear Redditors are going to think I posted a regular pidgeon and think I've never been anywhere.
But this isn't a city pidgeon. This is the ancestor of the city pidgeon. The pidgeon we see every day is a feral domesticated pidgeon, Columba Livia Domestica.
Colmuba Livia still lives in a few places in the world, untainted by their codependant cousins. They belong in the wild. They are actually very shy and are difficult to observe in the wild. Very unlike the pidgeons we see that will land on you for food.
City pidgeons came from escaped pets and lost messenger birds. We bred out all their survival instincts and colorful variations. When we go, the city pidgeons won't be far behind. So be a little kinder to the "flying rats", we made them that way.
18:31 UTC
Asiatic Linsang, while looking identical to Civets, are infact part of their own family, with Felidae(cats) being the closest relatives
13:43 UTC
Hoopoe Upupa epops
Hoopoes (/ˈhuːpuː, ˈhuːpoʊ/) are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single species—Upupa epops. In fact, some taxonomists still consider all three species conspecific. Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together but split the Madagascar hoopoe. The Eurasian hoopoe is common in its range and has a large population, so it is evaluated as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, their numbers are declining in Western Europe.[
23:12 UTC
The pondicherry shark (Carcharinus hemiodon)
02:08 UTC
Fishing Cats
03:22 UTC
Want to hang this coat rack to this block brick wall. No ground or anything on the outside of the wall. Planing on small holes with plastic liners and probably 8 screws. Would that weaken the wall?
02:13 UTC
Vorticella - They are important for the pond ecosystem.
20:03 UTC
The Elephant Shrew, clearly not as large as an elephant. (Macroscelididae)
16:45 UTC
Crassicorophium bonellii, an amphipod crustacean that spins silk like a spider to build the tubes it lives in. Found in the north Atlantic Ocean.
20:19 UTC
Baycat(Catopuma badia) is endemic to borne and one of the world's most endangered species of wild cat with less than 2500 individuals left
10:18 UTC