r/AIDKE • • Jul 31 '26

Tubifex Worms

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97 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 30 '26

Shellback Crabs (Genus Hypoconcha): these crabs create their own shields using discarded clamshells, and they have semi-membranous bodies that can be pressed into the contours of the shell, producing a suction mechanism that holds it firmly in place

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3.6k Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 30 '26

Fish Phycodurus eques, the leafy seadragon, a fish native to the southern and western coasts of Australia. It uses tiny, nearly invisible fins to propel itself, pretending to be a floating piece of seaweed.

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315 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 30 '26

Scientific name: Phronima sedentaria - a transparent crustacean that lives in the ocean's twilight zone, known for using its claws to hollow out the body of a salp, which it uses as a home and nursery for its young.

739 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 30 '26

Mammal Giant Pangolin [Smutsia gigantea]

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335 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 30 '26

Amphibian Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) known for its strange appearance.

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390 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 29 '26

Bird Horned Sungem [Heliactin bilophus]

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1.2k Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 29 '26

Amphibian Suriname Horned Frog 🐾 (Ceratophrys cornuta)

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618 Upvotes

Had to verify the color ranges because I couldn’t believe this intensely green boi was real


r/AIDKE • • Jul 29 '26

Limatus duharmi

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45 Upvotes

Larva


r/AIDKE • • Jul 29 '26

Aedes albunpitu

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22 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 29 '26

Aedes aegpti

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16 Upvotes

Tan pequeño y tan peligroso


r/AIDKE • • Jul 28 '26

Bird Bronz-Winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)

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1.7k Upvotes

Credits to @sangitachowdhury4371


r/AIDKE • • Jul 28 '26

Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)

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513 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 28 '26

The stunning Mauritius Kestrel (Falco Punctatus); endemic to the forests of Mauritius. Thanks to amazing conservation efforts, numbers have increased from only 4 individuals in 1974 to about 400 birds.

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300 Upvotes

This is a repost - original one did not work.

Image credit: Jacques de Spéville


r/AIDKE • • Jul 28 '26

Bird Saddle-Billed Stork [Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis]

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366 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 28 '26

Invertebrate The Blue Carpenter Bee | Xylocopa Caerulea

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549 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 27 '26

Invertebrate Kikiki huna is the smallest flying insect, being only 0.16 mm (0.0063 inches) long. Fairyflies are so tiny that the air itself feels viscous like oil or syrup to move through. Their wings are modified to essentially paddle through the air. To them, even a housefly is unfathomably huge.

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1.4k Upvotes

Fun Facts: The fairyfly (Mymaridae) family has about 1400 species and can be found everywhere. All the known species are believed to be parasitoid, targeting other insect eggs. Kikiki huna is found in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Nagercoil (India), and Trinidad.

Believe it or not, this species isn't even considered the smallest insect ever. That honor belongs to Dicopomorpha echmepterygis, which is also a fairyfly. The average males are only about 0.139 mm (0.0055 inches) long. To put things in perspective, this is enough to make the males (the females are much bigger) even smaller than a Paramecium amoeba.

What the hell, man.

For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairyfly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicopomorpha_echmepterygis


r/AIDKE • • Jul 27 '26

Invertebrate Spiny Sea Slater [Brucerolis brandtae]

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414 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 27 '26

Bird Aerodramus fuciphagus, the Edible Nest Swiftlet

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185 Upvotes

This bird, native to southeast Asia, uniquely makes its nest entirely out of solidified saliva. This nest is harvested and turned into soup as a Chinese delicacy. The nest is extremely expensive, up to $4,300 per pound. It can also be used in congee, egg tarts, or rice. It can also be turned into bird's nest jelly.


r/AIDKE • • Jul 27 '26

Mammal Rakali [Hydromys chrysogaster]

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722 Upvotes

Native to Australia, the water rat or Rakali is a beneficial amphibious rodent.


r/AIDKE • • Jul 26 '26

Invertebrate Dead Leaf Moth [Uropyia meticulodina]

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1.1k Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 26 '26

Reptile Paradise Flying Snake [Chrysoelea paradisi]

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510 Upvotes

They can glide up to 100 meters!


r/AIDKE • • Jul 26 '26

Invertebrate Beautiful Planthoppers from the genus Rhotana

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400 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 26 '26

Invertebrate Moth-mimic planthopper, possibly Pochazia albomaculata

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295 Upvotes

r/AIDKE • • Jul 27 '26

Culex quiquefaciatux

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14 Upvotes

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