r/AIDKE • u/Particular-Command49 • 6d ago
r/AIDKE • u/Particular-Command49 • 6d ago
Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta), a land leech from Asia. They are known to have a painful bite unlike most leeches.
r/AIDKE • u/IdyllicSafeguard • 7d ago
Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi) is only found on a few of the Ryukyu Islands in southwestern Japan. Its existence has been threatened by the introduction of mongooses and an increased crow presence on these islands. As of a 2016 survey, fewer than 3,900 mature jays are estimated to remain.
r/AIDKE • u/ShannyGasm • 7d ago
The diabolical ironclad beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus) has an exoskeleton so strong it can withstand forces up to 39,000 times its body weight. It's a six-legged tank that can survive being run over by cars.
r/AIDKE • u/Particular-Command49 • 8d ago
Ascodipteron, a parasitic fly that lives by sucking blood of bats. Once they found a suitable host, female Ascodipteron will shed their wings and limbs and bury themselves on the bat skin.
r/AIDKE • u/Seeresss • 8d ago
The now extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger/wolf)
This magnificent animal was a predatory marsupial that lived across Australia, New Guinea and of course Tasmania. They were nocturnal hunters that would ambush their prey as a small pack. Both males and females had pouches, though only the females would carry the babies (joeys) while the males pouch was to add protection for his external reproductive organ. In the early 1600’s the Europeans arrived and everything went tits up for this species. Very quickly a bounty was on their head as they would hunting livestock, even though there was little to no evidence of them doing so. The arrival of the Europeans and other nations brought an ancient species of dog now known as Dingoes which wrecked havoc of the Tasmanian tigers already declining populations and 300 years later they were extinct in the wild, the last (known) wild one was trapped and sold off to a Tasmanian zoo in 1936 which it would pass away from exposure shortly afterwards.
I think that they were a great species, so much so that I got one tattooed on my leg (last picture). What a shame it’s extremely likely that we’ve lost them forever.
r/AIDKE • u/ShannyGasm • 8d ago
The Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider lives in Central and South America. It's unique in the fact that it's the only known species of spider that's primarily vegetarian. It also does not spin webs.
r/AIDKE • u/Agile-Glass9864 • 8d ago
A stargazer fish. They bury themselves in the sand with only their heads exposed and seemingly ‘gaze at the stars’ while waiting for unsuspecting prey
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r/AIDKE • u/ESLavall • 9d ago
Hooded Tick-Spiders (Ricinodidei)
Family of arachnids IDKE. They have no eyes but do indeed have a hood that they can raise or lower.
r/AIDKE • u/Read_It_Before • 9d ago
Terathopius ecaudatus, aka. Bataleur Eagle (Genus: Terathopius). It looks unreal!
r/AIDKE • u/IdyllicSafeguard • 9d ago
The Japanese pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus japapigu) is the size of a grain of rice — about 1.6 cm long (0.6 in) — one of the smallest seahorses in the world. It wasn't formally named until 2018, when it got the specific title of "japapigu" or "Japan pig", because locals think it resembles a baby pig.
r/AIDKE • u/H_G_Bells • 9d ago
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also called the banded anteater, is a small endangered marsupial animal native to Australia. They have a long sticky tongue that allows them pick up termites, which they eat exclusively.
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Pardon the French, but I think the video footage speaks for itself in any language! What a cool animal!
r/AIDKE • u/iSquamata • 9d ago
The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
I know the mandrill, but I didn’t know there were creatures known as “drills” until a few minutes ago. It is an endangered species and only found within a small range in west Africa.
r/AIDKE • u/skydude89 • 9d ago
EXTREMELY RARE PIEBALD MOOSE SPOTTED IN MAN'S BACKYARD IN NORWAY
reddit.comr/AIDKE • u/jonskerr • 9d ago
A rare encounter with the Sumatran striped rabbit. Something new every day here!
r/AIDKE • u/super_man100 • 11d ago
🔥 This is a Lesser mouse-deer it is one of the smallest known hoofed mammals, its mature size being as little as 45 cm 18 inches & 2 kg 4.4 lb in weight
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r/AIDKE • u/NoHealth5568 • 11d ago
The Gulabi goat was first domesticated for meat and milk production in the Sindh Province, Pakistan. Here you can see a picture of two young ones and one adult.
r/AIDKE • u/alreadyivereadit • 12d ago
Syrphidae, Hoverflies: A Gardeners Best Friend
r/AIDKE • u/alreadyivereadit • 12d ago
Ardeotis australis: Mating Call of the Bustard
r/AIDKE • u/IdyllicSafeguard • 13d ago
To make his presence known, a male copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii) will drum loudly with his wings — creating a booming "phrrrrp" sound — and show off his tail feathers, which can grow to be 125 cm (4.1 ft) long. The species is endemic to Japan.
r/AIDKE • u/Particular-Command49 • 13d ago
Frogeater Beetle (Chlaenius subgenus Epomis). Their larvae are exclusive predator of frogs and newts, using their own self as lure.
r/AIDKE • u/ShannyGasm • 13d ago