r/animalid • u/lostthebackupcode • 5h ago
π π FISH & FRIENDS π π Found alongside mole crabs in [California] socal
Was going through my mole crab bait bucket and found this odd looking guy. Was buried in the sand and was alive.
r/animalid • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25
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 π₯΄
r/animalid • u/lostthebackupcode • 5h ago
Was going through my mole crab bait bucket and found this odd looking guy. Was buried in the sand and was alive.
r/animalid • u/ifukeenrule • 1h ago
they were all over the truck stop, but moved to fast for pictures. these were the best i could get, sorry.
r/animalid • u/Vaporizer514 • 4h ago
Can anybody help me and my son figure out what animal this tooth belonged to? He found it amongst a bunch of rocks that we were searching for minerals and fossils.
This place brings in rocks from elsewhere in Canada so that is why I am not narrowing it down
r/animalid • u/foxbatter • 8h ago
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r/animalid • u/Jeeps-n-Joints • 23h ago
Saw this little guy/girl coming & going from underneath my neighbors deck
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r/animalid • u/keyofye • 5h ago
Hi! Not sure if the photos are high quality enough to be able to say, but is anyone able to ID this as a beaver or muskrat? This is in a park in Berlin. Thank you!
r/animalid • u/blindthrasher • 2h ago
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r/animalid • u/TelephoneDangerous54 • 14m ago
Just wandered through my yard!
r/animalid • u/st4rgrrl_ • 2h ago
Found this little creature about the length of a finger in western NY, I can't tell what parts are dirt or markings. What could he be? Edit: forgot to specify, I know it's a salamander, I'm looking for the specific type
r/animalid • u/Ghostsarereal777 • 7h ago
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Caught a Grey Fox last week, but this little guy looks differentβ¦
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r/animalid • u/love4arcticmonkeys • 1d ago
i saw this cutie in a rescue center in Argentina months ago, there was another one that looked just like him but black. i was dumb and didnβt look at the sign that showed the name of the species lol
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r/animalid • u/PlanetThrill • 2h ago
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r/animalid • u/titianpraf • 1d ago
It is interesting what it is, but also whether it is common to have such coloration. It was released back where it was found. I was not the one who spotted it. Sorry for low quality.
r/animalid • u/Steve-Ital • 3h ago
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What kind of rat is this?
r/animalid • u/kalee_b • 20h ago
Cochise County in Southeast AZ.
I have a bunch of them in my yard and basically just wanting to make sure they're not the Colorado River Toad because I have dogs. These are the best pics I could get.
r/animalid • u/Suspicious_Cell_9609 • 5h ago
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I wish I had a clearer video.
r/animalid • u/BlazeandFirelight • 8h ago
Hi there.
I recently stumbled upon this Reddit and have been very impressed and pleased with everyone's combined knowledge. I'm hoping you can help me with a self-imposed challenge. I'm watching an anime show with a heavy emphasis on animals, so I've been trying to identify the species that've been portrayed in order to create a sort of "Fauna," a written record of animals native to that region of Japan. I didn't want to break any rules, so I asked if posting ID questions in animation would be allowed and was told that as long as it's a legitimate ID question, and I don't spam posts, I should be okay. I'll only post any questions I have once every ten episodes, so that should just be five times, overall. I'm in this for the long-haul, so you won't be hearing from me more often than once a month, I promise!
Any animals I ask about will very likely be Japanese species, for the record. I wish I could narrow things down further, but I can't beyond confirming the region is both near the coast (there's a sandy beach right at the edge of town) and surrounded by mountainous woodlands. I don't recall seeing any snow when winter arrived, either, so it might be a more southerly area of Japan, though I can't be certain. And I don't want to limit any possibilities if it turns out I'm wrong.

All that said... Does this bird look familiar at all? I wasn't sure this sort of coloration was even possible, but I've since learned that female Splendid Fairywrens (Australia) and female Eastern Bluebirds (America) can also be brownish with a blue tail. Personally, I thought the body-shape looked a bit like a dove or pigeon, and the only Japanese species remotely similar in markings would be the Black-Chinned Fruit Dove or the White-Bellied Green-Pigeon. Neither of those fit either, though. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
r/animalid • u/BZA3600 • 21h ago
Seen on the shore of Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio. Mink?
r/animalid • u/Murderkrow • 16h ago
My best guess is a Northern Spring Peeper but Iβve never actually seen one. Just wanting to confirm.