Pictures of the great outdoors thread.

[Michigan Slim]

OMG there's enough room in a praying mantis for a whole nuther mantis! She's still eating!

 

[d.kaufman]

While not captured in the outdoor environment, this guy was in my office today

 

[DoggyDaddy]

OMG there's enough room in a praying mantis for a while nuther mantis! She's still eating! View attachment 307659

Is that the same "guy" as in your earlier pic, or is she just a hungry slut?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

While not captured in the outdoor environment, this guy was in my office today

View attachment 307663

WTH??

Edit: Albino python baby?

 

[d.kaufman]

WTH??

That's a pretty zoomed in pic. He was about 12-15" long. Feisty though when I grabbed him to relocate back outside. Not sure what kind of snake it is. Almost seemed to be Albino.

Not the first time I've seen a snake in the shop, but definitely rare. 3 times in 23 years. Will see frogs, mice, raccoons, opossums, and rabbit several times a year. Shop is backed up to railroad tracks with some fairly dense foliage in-between

 

[Michigan Slim]

Is that the same "guy" as in your earlier pic, or is she just a hungry slut?

She ate the male after breeding. The whole thing!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

She ate the male after breeding. The whole thing!

That's what I meant... that was the same male in both pics?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That's a pretty zoomed in pic. He was about 12-15" long. Feisty though when I grabbed him to relocate back outside. Not sure what kind of snake it is. Almost seemed to be Albino.

Not the first time I've seen a snake in the shop, but definitely rare. 3 times in 23 years. Will see frogs, mice, raccoons, opossums, and rabbit several times a year. Shop is backed up to railroad tracks with some fairly dense foliage in-between

Hence my edit... Looked like an albino python baby to me. If so, hopefully he doesn't survive the winter!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hence my edit... Looked like an albino python baby to me. If so, hopefully he doesn't survive the winter!

Google Image search says probably a corn snake.

 

[Max Volume]

She ate the male after breeding. The whole thing!

But did she eat him before breeding too?

 

[Ballstater98]

Google Image search says probably a corn snake.

I thought that too. I'm no expert by any means, but my search with the head markings, stripe down the back, triangle markings doen the body, and IN native lead me to this:

 

[spencer rifle]

I thought that too. I'm no expert by any means, but my search with the head markings, stripe down the back, triangle markings doen the body, and IN native lead me to this:

I am an expert and think you are correct

 

[Win52C]

 

[hooky]

there is an app called Picture This that can identify plants, trees, etc pretty accurately. It’s free but constantly asks you to pay, and hides the transparent “cancel” button in the corner of the screen when it does ask to pay. it’s a bit of a pain to use free like that because they make it annoying but it has really helped me around the homestead. I’ll probably pay for it soon

Google Lens does the same thing, but you do have to deal with google and privacy.

 

[hooky]

OMG there's enough room in a praying mantis for a while nuther mantis! She's still eating! View attachment 307659

 

[DadSmith]

Guess what this is....

 

[Michigan Slim]

Sumac

 

[spencer rifle]

Smooth sumac. Harmless and sometimes tasty.

 

[spencer rifle]

Google Lens does the same thing, but you do have to deal with google and privacy.

Those of us who do nature ID for a living have a saying:
"Apps - the fastest, most convenient way to get the wrong answer."

 

[hooky]

Those of us who do nature ID for a living have a saying:
"Apps - the fastest, most convenient way to get the wrong answer."

I will say though, the Merlin App from Cornell's Ornithology lab is pretty good.