I just finished reading about someone discovering a mammoth jaw fossil in their backyard in upstate NY. This made me wonder: what is the ‘biggest’ iNat observation that you have ever made in your backyard and/or that you have heard of? To be clear on my ambiguity, by ‘big’ it can be by size (relat…

Always wanted a hedgehog, they are illegal to own as a pet where I live unfortunately.

I’ve always envied the UK people who can have these living in their yards. About the only equivalent-sized thing we have in our backyards here are rats. Not quite the same appeal for some reason.

By size, I think mushrooms are going to be the winners a lot of the time.

[image] mo0nsgreenthumb: That sounds horrifying And yet… awesome. (Mind you, I’m glad it wasn’t me. Sorta.)

I mean, I’m sure it was a sight to behold. An entire household decorated with ants, house cleaning ants, sounds like the classic horror movies of the 80s :sweat_smile::sweat_smile:

You know, if aphids managed to strike a deal with ants, I wonder if humans will ever get there? Imagine the possibilities!

Isn’t that called agriculture?

Yes, it does! If outdoor critters come to clean my house I prefer the Disney style of cute ones… Just the thought of that invasion makes my skin crawl…

You mean, what the ants do? Yes. I think most biologists would say that ants created agriculture a lot longer ago than we humans.

[image] Thunderhead: I prefer the Disney style of cute ones… Army ants definitely aren’t cute. The soldiers have mandibles like ice tongs. But they are efficient, and they don’t do any damage to your belongings. Your food, clothing, furniture, books and so on are quite safe.

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