Name that critter

[bmathison1972]

A male strepsipteran, so much is sure. But which? Stylopidae seem to have different antennae. LOL, now you got me browsing for an online key... found one! And I'd say (cautiously) possibly family Corioxenidae. But I cannot identify it any further.

that's as far as I know what it is too (according to the photographer, Mike Quinn, who graciously let me use his image).

So, that's good enough to keep the game going.

P.S...when is someone going to make a toy/replica strepsipteran??

[brontodocus]

P.S...when is someone going to make a toy/replica strepsipteran??

And life size, please! Well, I have doubts even Kaiyodo will make one anytime soon.

Okay, next critter to guess. Just because next week on monday we will torture our biology students with molluscs...


Photo was taken by myself, it's a European species.

[bmathison1972]

P.S...when is someone going to make a toy/replica strepsipteran??

And life size, please! Well, I have doubts even Kaiyodo will make one anytime soon.

Okay, next critter to guess. Just because next week on monday we will torture our biology students with molluscs...


Photo was taken by myself, it's a European species.

The small shell makes me think it's one of the semi-slugs. Doing searches for European semi-slugs, the best I can come up with is Daudebardia rufa.

[brontodocus]

That's exactly what it is, Daudebardia rufa!

[bmathison1972]

That's exactly what it is, Daudebardia rufa!

give me a day or so to post my image. I have an organism picked out but need to find time to post it (hope later today)

[bmathison1972]

give me a day or so to post my image. I have an organism picked out but need to find time to post it (hope later today)

here we are:

[brontodocus]

I was almost guessing Ascaris lumbricoides but then I noticed the knob-like proboscis at the anterior end. So that's an acanthocephalan and I guess it's Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus. Funny, I found photos on wikipedia which possibly show the same specimen and the image file ends with BAM1 - so did you also upload the corresponding photo to wikipedia?

[bmathison1972]

I was almost guessing Ascaris lumbricoides but then I noticed the knob-like proboscis at the anterior end. So that's an acanthocephalan and I guess it's Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus. Funny, I found photos on wikipedia which possibly show the same specimen and the image file ends with BAM1 - so did you also upload the corresponding photo to wikipedia?

the internet is taking the challenge out of this game . The image was originally taken for the DPDx website (which is of public domain), and was then subsequently used for Wiki. If I knew it was on wiki, I wouldn't of used it here. Uggh. LOL.

[brontodocus]

the internet is taking the challenge out of this game . The image was originally taken for the DPDx website (which is of public domain), and was then subsequently used for Wiki. If I knew it was on wiki, I wouldn't of used it here. Uggh. LOL.

On the other hand without identifying that the photo shows an acanthocephalan first, browsing wikipedia for an exact match would have most certainly been futile. Sometimes I thought the most challenging thing about this game is to find a suitable critter to guess, not that hard that only specialists can guess it but also not too easy - I have the feeling most of the ones I posted were all solved within minutes or so.

Well, so here comes the next one...

[Hercules beetle]

the internet is taking the challenge out of this game . The image was originally taken for the DPDx website (which is of public domain), and was then subsequently used for Wiki. If I knew it was on wiki, I wouldn't of used it here. Uggh. LOL.

On the other hand without identifying that the photo shows an acanthocephalan first, browsing wikipedia for an exact match would have most certainly been futile. Sometimes I thought the most challenging thing about this game is to find a suitable critter to guess, not that hard that only specialists can guess it but also not too easy - I have the feeling most of the ones I posted were all solved within minutes or so.

Well, so here comes the next one...

Looks like Ovalipes catharus But i dont know if that white blotch is something? 

[brontodocus]

Looks like Ovalipes catharus But i dont know if that white blotch is something? 

Sorry, it's not Ovalipes. Some specimens have this white patch and some don't.

[Hercules beetle]

the internet is taking the challenge out of this game . The image was originally taken for the DPDx website (which is of public domain), and was then subsequently used for Wiki. If I knew it was on wiki, I wouldn't of used it here. Uggh. LOL.

On the other hand without identifying that the photo shows an acanthocephalan first, browsing wikipedia for an exact match would have most certainly been futile. Sometimes I thought the most challenging thing about this game is to find a suitable critter to guess, not that hard that only specialists can guess it but also not too easy - I have the feeling most of the ones I posted were all solved within minutes or so.

Well, so here comes the next one...

Looks like Ovalipes catharus But i dont know if that white blotch is something? 

Liocarcinus vernalis?

[brontodocus]

Liocarcinus vernalis?

Sorry, it's not Liocarcinus vernalis, either.

[Hercules beetle]

Liocarcinus vernalis?

Sorry, it's not Liocarcinus vernalis, either.

What? no way!
Its definately not the genuine speckled crab (Arenaeus cribrarius i think)  So... i dont know... oh wait, does Portumnus latipes match at all?

[brontodocus]

What? no way!
Its definately not the genuine speckled crab (Arenaeus cribrarius i think)  So... i dont know... oh wait, does Portumnus latipes match at all?

So now you've got it - it's indeed Portumnus latipes, the photo was taken in 2012 an the western coast of Texel, the Netherlands. Congrats! :-)

[Hercules beetle]

What? no way!
Its definately not the genuine speckled crab (Arenaeus cribrarius i think)  So... i dont know... oh wait, does Portumnus latipes match at all?

So now you've got it - it's indeed Portumnus latipes, the photo was taken in 2012 an the western coast of Texel, the Netherlands. Congrats! :-)

I guess thats good to hear... now looking at my first guess i was way off but the 2nd one wasnt too far off.

[radioactive347]

It has been almost two months since the last post. Someone please post another animal!

[stargatedalek]

I've got one;

[brontodocus]

It has been almost two months since the last post. Someone please post another animal!

I was hoping Hercules Beetle would post a new one since it would have been his turn - he solved the last one... I hope he is okay with someone else posting a new one?
Assuming he is... well, usually I'd say salps are difficult but at that enormous size it can only be Thetys vagina!

[stargatedalek]

you are correct!

if Hercules Beetle comes back I say we give him a turn right off the bat, for now congrats its your turn