/r/species
Devoted to the crowdsourced identification of unidentified species of any specimen including fungi, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Species Identification Subreddit
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.
About
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.
Goal
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.
Formatting
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.
Subreddiquette
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.
Subreddita
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/answers
- /r/askscience
- /r/biology
- /r/discoveredspecies
- /r/ecology
- /r/invasivespecies
- /r/science
- /r/softscience
Resources
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetics
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetic_tree
- http://species.wikimedia.org/
- http://bugguide.net/
- http://www.whatsthatbug.com/
- http://www.ispot.org.uk/
- http://www.projectnoah.org/
/r/species
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Help me identify.
Size of an ant. With wings. Sorry for the bad quality image.
20:19 UTC
Snake species?
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?
15:41 UTC
Pond
(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
20:23 UTC
Found this in my house…dangerous?
17:05 UTC
What kind of caterpillar is this? I'm thinking of raising it until it becomes a buttetfly/moth
I'd like to make sure I can give it the right kind of food
23:58 UTC
This is a reclusive spider?
16:18 UTC
(Strette di Cocciglia, Italy; May 2023) Freshwater aquatic slug?
10:07 UTC
(Los Angeles, CA) what kind of caterpillar is this?
04:47 UTC
Deer(?) Pellets in my backyard central Texas
23:22 UTC
The Exciting Discovery Scientists Found Over 5000 New Species in the Pacific Ocean - Newsblare
Approximately 88% to 92% of the 5,578 new species discovered in an untouched area of the Pacific Ocean. See report;
09:17 UTC
The Indigo Bunting; A Member Of The Cardinal Family
20:25 UTC
Anyone know what species this is? I'm in Mexico City.
05:53 UTC
ID of this thing in beach/rockpools - Langkawi, Malaysia. January
title
03:41 UTC
Found this strange egg looking thing in backyard, what species is this?
Found at 10:30am in FL
14:56 UTC
Can someone help me identify this spider that was in my backyard in Texas, looks really cool
01:00 UTC
Found in Southern Victoria, Australia- can anyone help identify this guy?
10:20 UTC
We still agree on this, right?
18:43 UTC
My sister found this today on a beach in Cornwall.
14:46 UTC
Mom Found This Spider In Her Garage In Wichita, KS Yesterday Afternoon. Brown Recluse, Right?
14:40 UTC
My friend found squirrel/insect/fairy on sidewalk???
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?
21:37 UTC
What is this?
Lots of these washed up on the beach
18:12 UTC
Anyone know which lion clade this is? My guess is Katanga. Taken at Adelaide zoo, roughly 2009.
11:06 UTC
HELP ME ID THIS INDOOR WORM. (Video in comments)
08:55 UTC
What kind of bird fledglings are these?
Just wondering what kind of birds are these fledglings?
00:32 UTC
Found outside on north facing windowsill two days ago in southern Oklahoma, USA
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.
01:35 UTC
Help with a species Id in this acropora …. South coast of Bali
Maybe acropora yongei but I need some nerd confirmation plz !!!!!
06:20 UTC
These are all over the walls of my 4 year old freshwater aquarium
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
18:35 UTC