/r/species
Devoted to the crowdsourced identification of unidentified species of any specimen including fungi, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Because it bit you and you might die.
Because you're at the top of the food chain.
Because evolution itself is evolving.
Because not knowing is ignominious.
Because it's what's for dinner.
Devoted to the crowdsourced identification of unidentified species of any specimen including fungi, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
You post it, and we'll try to identify it.
The goal is to label the specimen in each post with the common name(s), species name, and possibly add links to sources of information that can back up that claim.
Submit a photo or photos of the organism in question and the community will try its best to figure out the specimen's phylogeny classification.
Successful IDs necessitate decent information regarding the specimen. Any relevant info regarding the specimen from multiple photographs (different angles, proximity, et cetera), sighting details, and other circumstantial information is encouraged.
At the very least, make the best attempt to give a location and or time of year and or time of day for the submission. If the photo(s) in question are blurry or less than stellar, please provide a few decent visual details in the description.
Hopefully, everyone in the community can chime in and a consensus can be reached.
Upvote constructive responses - ones that you feel are correct IDs or ones that contribute to identifying the post, especially comments that include links or reasons that can help people evaluate them or learn how to identify similar species. If you feel a comment is less accurate or mistaken, don't downvote - comment!
Please provide a dissenting opinion if you disagree with an ID, or add a comment with your opinion on the validity of an ID you agree with. In addition, try to source your IDs and any other background information regarding such identifications, the accuracy, and your confidence levels if applicable.
Also, please adhere to the reddiquette rules and guidelines.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Classes: Reptilia/Amphibia
Class: Aves
Class: Mammalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Plantae
Kingdom: Fungi
Fossils
Microscopic (Kingdom: Chromista, Protozoa, Bacteria)
General
/r/species
Size of an ant. With wings. Sorry for the bad quality image.
From a mountain province in the Philippines. These types of snakes sneak into my home sometimes. I usually just shoo them out or catch them and release them. My cat got to this one before I did. Is this type of snake dangerous?
(North wales within this month) I’ve got a tiny pond in an old litter tray in my garden that I put tadpoles in, I put plenty of rocks, cover and plants in there and it’s now got hundreds of little tiny worm looking things, are they parasites? Or good for the tadpoles
I'd like to make sure I can give it the right kind of food
Approximately 88% to 92% of the 5,578 new species discovered in an untouched area of the Pacific Ocean. See report;
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Found at 10:30am in FL
My friend found this weird little thing on the sidewalk in the suburbs. Insect like legs, weird bulge by stomach, and almost human like skull. We compared it to rodent skulls online but it didn’t quite match anything we could find. Small size. Kind of like a cicada. Anyone know what it is?
Lots of these washed up on the beach
Just wondering what kind of birds are these fledglings?
Note - all of those stringy bits were straight up and compact when it first appeared. Can get a better picture tomorrow morning. No idea if it’s a mold, fungus, etc. My mom and I think it is very gross though! Thank you for your help.
Maybe acropora yongei but I need some nerd confirmation plz !!!!!
They seem to be eating both the diatoms and green algae on the side of my tank. They don't move when agitated and they can't seem to swim. If I bump one off the glass it just falls down the water column without any fight. Also, they are roughly 0.5 mm in length, visible with the naked eye.
I've been trying to figure out what these are for months. They don't seem to be ostracods, copepods, amphipods, or any other freshwater micro crustacean I can think of. I would love some help here!
p.s. the pink stuff is its blood I believe. Very odd to be able to see it