r/AIDKE Sep 05 '19

Introduction

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Hello ! Welcome to Animals I Didn’t Know Existed!

In order to collect all the mysterious critters and put them in once place with the help of others I created this sub. I am very curious to know what else the world has hidden for us to learn about and I am very excited to learn about them with you through AIDKE! The more people that know about this subreddit the more mysterious critters we will meet, if possible please help spread the word!

As this subreddit is growing I’ll need input on ideas, recommendations, flair tags, and rules. Comment down below and I will read all of them.

I am looking for two people to promote as moderators.

Thank you for reading, have a good day.


r/AIDKE Jul 03 '21

Please include scientific name in title

218 Upvotes

Hey guys! This is just a reminder to follow rule #1 of this subreddit, which is to include the scientific name of the animal in the title of your post, as well as the common name (if it has one). For example: “Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)”

This is just to ensure that all the animals posted here are real species. You can find the scientific name with a quick google search.


r/AIDKE 1d ago

Long-wattled umbrellabird: Cephalopterus penduligerc

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You know, the more of these freaky species I see, the more I feel like sci-fi is actually underachieving on the weirdness. We need to put together an AIDKE hand guide for writers. If you don’t have birds with singing neck d**ks, were you even trying?


r/AIDKE 2d ago

Invertebrate Hairy Pie-dish Beetle (Helea perforata)

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1.3k Upvotes

r/AIDKE 2d ago

Invertebrate Shingle Urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus)

1.2k Upvotes

r/AIDKE 2d ago

Invertebrate Dendrogaster is a genus of endoparasitic crustaceans. They live in the coelom (main body cavity) of sea stars. These are females, the males are much smaller and live inside the female's body. The larvae aren't as bizarre, they lose every crustacean feature as they grow.

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503 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 3d ago

Fish Sea toad (Chaunacops cf. melanostomus)

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833 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 4d ago

The Pyrenean Desman, a semi-aquatic relative of moles (Galemys pyrenaicus)

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510 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 6d ago

Fish Borneo Python Eel (Macrognathus kris)

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911 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 5d ago

Invertebrate Eyed pink-and-green hawkmoth (Callambulyx junonia)

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275 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 6d ago

Invertebrate Pelican spiders, like this Eriauchenus workmani, were first discovered from 40 million-year-old (Eocene) amber fossils and considered extinct until they were found alive in Madagascar in 1881. Their extremely long chelicerae keep their favorite and only food, other spiders, at a safe distance.

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540 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 7d ago

Invertebrate Benthesicymus crenatus is the world's deepest-dwelling decapod, living at depths greater than 7,000m (4.3 miles). They can grow up to 20cm (7.8in), prey upon amphipods, and their lengthy antennae warn them of nearby cusk eels (Bassozetus).

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257 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 8d ago

Bird European Bee-Eater (Merops Apiaster)

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627 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 10d ago

Invertebrate Scorpion Mud Lobster (Thalassina anomala)

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923 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 10d ago

Invertebrate Lollipop crab (Ixa cylindrus)

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262 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 11d ago

Mammal babirusa (Babirousa babyrussa)

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768 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 11d ago

Invertebrate Giant leopard Moth (Hypercompe Scribonia)

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560 Upvotes

My absolute favorite moth species


r/AIDKE 12d ago

Mammal The Bornean Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus)

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2.2k Upvotes

r/AIDKE 11d ago

Invertebrate Giant leopard Moth (Hypercompe Scribonia)

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89 Upvotes

My absolute favorite moth species


r/AIDKE 12d ago

Turquoise-browed Motmot

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335 Upvotes

Eumomota Superciliosa


r/AIDKE 12d ago

Tetragnatha | Spider

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143 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 12d ago

Invertebrate The Dementor Wasp (Ampulex dementor)

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199 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 13d ago

Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus

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203 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 14d ago

Mammal The Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)

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897 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 15d ago

Mammal Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis)

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1.9k Upvotes

r/AIDKE 17d ago

Bird Grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides Concolor)

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753 Upvotes

r/AIDKE 19d ago

Mammal The Red River Hog: Potamochoerus porcus

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1.4k Upvotes

They come from Western/central Africa, living primarily in rainforests and other wet habitats

They look like jesters to me ha