Even though many of us now use iNaturalist, this was not always the case. People may or may not have interacted with numerous organisms in less than cordial manner, either with the organism mis-behaving toward you, or the other way around. For me, I am absolutely terrified of dogs. Why? Come sit by …

I live in the Rocky Mountains, though I have never seen Cubs, they must of been adorable!

When I was about 9 years old I was exploring tide pools in Okinawa Japan and I saw a greenish-brown lump that looked squishy partially submerged on the edge of a pool. Being 9 I naturally poked at it to see what it was. It was very soft and slimy and suddenly I became aware of little circles all ove…

We live in a neighborhood that is surrounded by one of the largest parks around Charlotte, NC. Ever since we moved here nearly 20 years ago, there’s been a Coopers Hawk “couple” that makes the nest in various trees in the neighborhood. When one of our dogs was a puppy, we were worried that the hawk …

[image] Ba_humbugi: I didn’t see a raised nest or anything yet I got clobbered! Oh, yes. The tropical fire ants in the Dominican Republic are great at making their nests invisible until you are standing on it – or digging into it to work on a garden. [image] Ba_humbugi: Now when any fire…

Wow - what a thread !! What amazing stories, thanks @ haemocyanin11 for starting this off. I hope it was / is ok to laugh at some of these experiences. I understand some people might still be reeling from the effects / after effects but hope your sharing makes it a bit more tolerable. In the same…

I’m the same way as far as avoiding pesticides, insecticides, etc. My DH and I are also members of the North Carolina Native Plant Society, so we removed lots of invasive and introduced flora, while encouraging the native plants to attract the native insects. The insects are used to feed birds and …

I was coming home from grocery shopping, and our dog (mostly Lab but also Pit Bull–looks like his Pit Bull ancestors but acts like a Lab) was barking at a tree near his dog house. My first instinct was to pull out my phone to get a pic of the possum or raccoon he had accidentally treed, and then I w…

Fun thread. Here’s a moment I will never forget. I still lived in Delaware so I was probably in the Brandywine Creek park. It was a bright, sunny day, but my walk was mostly in the woods. As I emerged from the woods I felt a whoosh of air and saw the huge shadow of a pterodactyl! Or so it see…

omigod, this thread is AMAZING. Seriously the best thing I’ve read in a while, and, I love all of you. I try to tell people that our wild places are the ones were they are actually safest. People always ask me “aren’t you afraid of getting attacked by a mountain lion, a rattlesnake, a great white s…

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This is why I’m also terrified of them!

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