/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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OSPREY (Pandion haliaetus) ─ Nothing Can Escape the Claws of this Diving Fisherman Hawk!
11:41 UTC
Segmented Spiders, like this Liphistius Ornatus. The oldest extant group of spiders, dating back to the Carboniferous.
23:24 UTC
Green Huntsman Spider (Micrommata virescens)
11:30 UTC
Earless monitor lizard(Lanthanotus borneensis) holy shit no words this is just straight up a living dragon
02:31 UTC
The Bicolored-spined Porcupine
15:02 UTC
Strawberry squid
21:01 UTC
The Beroe comb jelly can swallow its prey (that's up to twice its size) whole
00:00 UTC
When I was a kid I saw one that looked like this a red bow and all but it was more white then black is there such a thing since I wouldn't find anything similar!?!?
17:55 UTC
Emerald Green Bee
10:59 UTC
Rhizosomichthys totae (Greasefish). This catfish has several longitudinal bands of fat along its body and is so greasy that shish-kebabed specimens were allegedly used as torches by natives. It was last seen in 1957 and is feared extinct.
22:51 UTC
Mata Mata a species of freshwater turtle found in South America. A face only a mata could love
01:23 UTC
Important message from Rock Ptarmigan
The hardy Rock Ptarmigan nests as far north as there is land in the world. This chunky grouse wears two kinds of camouflage: it’s nearly all-white in the snowy winter and mottled brown in the summer. Male Rock Ptarmigan stay white until they’ve finished courting females, and then intentionally dirty their plumage to hide from predators until they have molted into a safer (but less dashing) brown plumage. Their feathered feet help them to walk on deep snow and to dig snow burrows and tunnels for refuge from severe cold.
23:49 UTC
The tooth billed pigeon(Didunculus strigirostris) is one of the world's most endangered species of pigeons
09:55 UTC
The Japanese Serow, or Capricornis Crispus, is a goat-antelope that lives primarily on the island of Honshu
14:15 UTC