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>>2450685
Cats are hardy, it's probably fine.

LOL What the fuck?? Those are buboes. Holy fuck. Get that thing away from you and bathe/cleanse the house asap

>>2450689
lol ok

>>2450607
Could be the start of a tumor

>>2450633
D-D-Do we really have to be that pessimistic? Couldn't it have been a bug bite?

>>2450641
well, it's sure as shit not a bug bite

Have you heard of parasitic wasps?

It's wrong to think about it that way. Animals don't evolve to fill a role in an ecosystem.

All it is is genetic patterns that're successful at reproducing, continue reproducing.

They kill other pests and consume decaying matter, both of which help out the farmers. Mosquitos don't do shit which makes them worse

>>2450575
Hi OP I live in Colorado too.

>>2450761
Ya that'll happen

>>2450575
It doesn't matter they get thousands of applications when you're doing all their work for free. They'd probably be delighted to get twice that many so they could fire their full time staff and save even more money. Why prostitute yourself out like this to make them rich on your sweat and labor? Shoveling dingo shit for free in the summer heat is the most degrading thing you can put yourself through. If you're going to volunteer at least make it for a worthwhile cause.

I think this is a frog.

Yup, you've got yourself a frog :)

>>2450521

I'm not a 100% sure but i think it could be an amphibian

>>2450504
I miss hearing these. There's none where I now live.

What Is it?

>>2450697
Scrub Jay. They're a top tier bird.

Take the older one to the vet and make sure it isn't a kidney or bladder issue. Also start spraying them with a water spray bottle when you catch them doing it if it ends up being a behavioral thing.

>>2450372
Actually take them both to vet to make sure it's not something that's spread from one cat to the other.

cats are fucking awful

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>>2450160

There is actually a fairly concrete test for autism in cats.

If you set up a model train to run, and he watches it for very long, or (this is severe autism) tries to play with it, then he's autistic to some degree. Increasing on the spectrum the longer and more intensely he interacts with the train.

fatto te catto

>>2449707
It's fine so long as you're not publishing your findings or making money. In those cases you'd need a permit.

You're also not allowed to take samples of most vertebrates or trees without the proper license (fishing, hunting, timber, etc). Also you're not allowed to remove or disturb artifacts or vertebrate fossils.

Finally you're not allowed to cause "significant" disturbance of the environment without doing NEPA paperwork, posting at least a million dollar bond, and getting permission. Your best bet to avoid this is to make sure nobody can tell that you took anything.

In your case the only potential problem I might see is if you found something really exciting, then you wouldn't be able to publish it until after you got a research permit and repeated the find. But that's extremely unlikely to happen.

>>2449707
You can of course just call up your local ranger district office and ask them. They will tell you if it's ok and perhaps tell you where to look.

>>2449741
>>2449742
Thanks for the solid advice anons. I'm not planning on taking anymore than a few jam jars worth of water and small plant matter, so I couldn't imagine it'd be considered anything near a significant disturbance.

Is it possible for an individual to even get a research permit? How much would that cost? I don't expect to find anything ground breaking, but if I do I suppose I could just consult with the local university and park service.

>>2449525
it's not coo to do drugs

Birb prison must be a tough place

>>2449548
Boy gonna get that cloaca STRETCHED

You shouldn't take animals out of the wild to keep as pets because a captive breeding industry already exists so pets can be had without affecting the local wild population. Secondly, wild caught specimans -i'm talking reptiles and amphibians here- do not adapt well to captive conditions, may never adapt, are often loaded with parasites and absolutely require vet care.

Don't be cheapskate.

>>2449487
>>2449510
It is fine if you get a breeding pair then raise the newborn/hatch or get something as an egg or newborn and can actually care for it.

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>>2449530

Depends on the species, their conservation status, and your local laws. I mean if you live in florida and wanna take in a pair of cane toads (which are invasive) go for it.

>>2449364
Probably in the ocean.

let your car run 24/7 and wait til global warming turns your backyard into a beach

Why even bother finding basking sharks with such a simple method lol

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>>2449479
>>2449495

Best I can tell, it's Volucella zonaria. A hornet-mimic hoverfly.

>>2449290
Thank you !

why are they hanging around your door? is it messy with trash or does it have lots of mushrooms growing near it?

>>2449045
Set up an bug zapper in the far corners of one of your yards?

>>2449045
Grow some butterworts or some other sticky carnivorous plant maybe?

>>2448878
Bugs are high in protein

>>2448882
Moth doesn't count as a bug, counts as a ball of evil flying dust

How tasty is it ?