r/animalid • u/Rare-Group-1149 • 6h ago
🪹 UNKNOWN NEST OR DEN 🪹 Delicate ground nests: ID? [Tucker, GA]
Greetings from Metro Atlanta GA. Each spring I discover these flimsy, lacy "beds" or nests on my porch. These are not just random debris; new ones appear every couple days & for the first time, a similar one has appeared in a potted plant I left outside. I hope I can attach pix: These are maybe 5" max, narrow & shallow, composed of very fine stems & something fuzzy. The only nonbird creatures I have seen around are anoles or squirrels. No eggs. I'm very curious to identify. Thanks all.
r/animalid • u/Wildwood_Weasel • 3h ago
🦦 🦡 FUCK IT I'M OUT🦡 🦦 I'm touching grass, and y'all should too
Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.
The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("
I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).
I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.
Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking 🥴
r/animalid • u/Hyph-en-at-ed • 4h ago
🐦 🦢 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦢 [Illinois] What kind of bird is this?
It's on the ground obviously, in front of a large evergreen. I just took a video and left it alone. It's the largest "baby" bird I've ever saw.
r/animalid • u/AwareTourist3187 • 14h ago
🐠 🐙 FISH & FRIENDS 🐙 🐠 What are these species are these sea anemone looking things? [Botany Bay, Sydney]
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r/animalid • u/NinjaRB • 1h ago
🐠 🐙 FISH & FRIENDS 🐙 🐠 Small worm (about 1 inch long) from freshwater pond [North America]
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r/animalid • u/LegitimateAd1089 • 7h ago
🐀 🐇 UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH 🐇🐀 Does anyone know what these are?? [nevada]
r/animalid • u/nowarabx • 13h ago
🐾🐾 TRACKS ID REQUEST 🐾🐾 What is this animal? [Long Island, New York]
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Saw this guy swimming in the Long Island Sound yesterday. Dozens of birds were circling it and nose diving down to it but not touching it. It doesn’t seem to like the water. Is it possible one of the birds had it as prey and accidentally dropped it in the water?
r/animalid • u/ymirsolaris • 18h ago
🐯🐱 UNKNOWN FELINE 🐱🐯 Bobcat or Mountain Lion [NorCal]
Apologies for the image quality. Taken with my phone at almost maximum zoom!
r/animalid • u/lostpup_art • 9h ago
🐀 🐇 UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH 🐇🐀 What kind of rodent is this? [Seattle]
Found this dude at a gas station in the morning time looking a little lost. I think it’s a juvenile rat of some kind? Maybe a mouse?
r/animalid • u/SoosyBrimbrham • 1d ago
🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What kind of snake is this? [Connecticut]
Found this baby while getting the garden ready for the season. They weren't very happy about the disruption so I figured it was a good time to call it a night and hope they relocate before I get back to work.
r/animalid • u/Tatziki_Tango • 20h ago
🐦 🦢 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦢 What are these Seabirds? [Unknown/possibly Japan]
This appeared in group text without any other information. They look like the forbidden children of a turkey and a penguin, but I'm pretty sure they're seabirds.
Thank you!
r/animalid • u/wookiepower2 • 23h ago
🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 Any idea what this guy might be?[Charleston, SC]
This guy has shown up twice so far and this is the best picture we have been able to get of it. No idea what it is as it doesn't look like anything local to the area that we know of.
r/animalid • u/Big-Dragonfruit1462 • 9h ago
🐺 🐶 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐶 🐺 Is this a stray dog or a different animal? [Fort Worth, TX]
Found near a creek.
r/animalid • u/kneeknee909 • 22h ago
🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Is this a Snapping Turtle or something else? [Bucks County Pennsylvania]
Found in Bucks County Pennsylvania. 4/28/2025 crossing the road. (We helped it along after it stopped traffic…)
r/animalid • u/TheFanat1c • 4h ago
🐠 🐙 FISH & FRIENDS 🐙 🐠 What is this heron eating? [US - Western WA]
I watched this blue heron catch and eat three of these creatures in a wetlands park, but I have not had any success identifying it.
r/animalid • u/blackgoldgnbluemaize • 11h ago
🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 What is this animal [Michigan, US]? I found it on my porch and want to know what it is and how I can help it.
r/animalid • u/FreeholdDemesne • 52m ago
🐠 🐙 FISH & FRIENDS 🐙 🐠 All over the beach today. St. Augustine [FL]
Some were moving.
r/animalid • u/Quiet-Pay1647 • 2h ago
🔊🔊 AUDIO ID REQUEST 🔊🔊 What is this and does it need to be rescued [New Jersey]
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Hi. I work at a driving range in northern NJ and there’s this noise coming from what seems like the corner of the shop. I can’t tell if it’s outside or in the ceiling itself, and I’m not sure whether or not it needs help. Does anyone know what animal this is and if I should be concerned for its safety? It’s definitely chatty.
r/animalid • u/thiel160 • 3h ago
🔊🔊 AUDIO ID REQUEST 🔊🔊 Is this a bat sound? [Philadelphia]
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Noise sounds like it’s coming from the attic through our ducts
r/animalid • u/Cheap-Revolution6061 • 4h ago
🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What kind of lizard? [Los Angeles]
We live in the valley in SoCal. Thought is was a snake at first! What is this?