I’ve always been interested in Bigfoot and other similar creatures, so this topic is very helpful! I can’t believe I’ve missed this incredible information all this time!
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I’ve heard of the song “Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar” and I now wonder if the song was created as a way to raise awareness of cookie theft.
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I thought they didn’t work over water.
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They do, in Back to the Future. ;)
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SO!..Perhaps not so RARE as we supposed! Too, I’d not known they were tinged BLUE…will certainly keep an eye out in the woods!
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@thunderhead Just a warning, I just freaking got flagged for my stupid “off topic” crap. Just a warning. People are sometimes, uhm, you know, ridiculous in terms of flagging. Just a warning. 
Fun’s fun til you’re busted…
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Personally, I would like to know the range of each of the species mentioned, so I will know where to look for them. It would also be helpful to know all the possible hybrids and how to identify them.
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I don’t think they have Latin names, man. 
The funny thing is that this was meant to be a silly thread to begin with – hence the tag “mostly-humor.” Is it really worth taking that seriously? If one wanted to be like the green-furred guy in the trash can, one could flag the whole thread as being “off-topic” from the Forum category of “Nature Talk.” But then we wouldn’t be having fun with it, would we?
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Maybe Princeton Field Guides will publish a handy book!
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He may have raided my backpack… the Oreos are missing…
Diagnostic for T. nabiscoensis
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I beg to differ. See “Me, Claudius”.
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Specifically, T. n. ssp oreo.
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I’ll put this here as a start. Of course, the genus Troglodytes is taken by a bird and is therefore not accepted, it is just a placeholder.
“Troglodytes” rufus:
Diagnostic: red skin, large orange spherical nose
Image:
“Troglodytes” nabiscoensis:
Diagnostic: blue skin, large mouth with no nose
Image:
“Troglodytes” rufus x nabiscoensis:
Diagnostic: blue skin and large mouth of nabiscoensis, large orange spherical nose and smaller body of rufus
Image:
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It’s cousin, “Troglodytes” aquaticus hunting it’s native prey:
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Moreover, the fact that the eyes are on the top of the head suggest that it’s a submerged predator. Which explains why it was rarely seen… it hides in waterways to ambush prey (like a forgotten bag of oreos left on a bench).
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A juvenile member of the species?
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