Susan Reid

Scientific Shot of a Peacock mantis shrimp eyes which are the most advanced in the animal world. Photo by Daniel Sasse.

the mantis shrimp has 16 types of color receptors.

humans have 3.

we see roughly 10 million colors and think that's impressive.

the mantis shrimp is sitting there processing a visual reality so hyperchromatic that scientists genuinely aren't sure what it's like to be one.

#addOcean

Something caused a possum to drop a load of leaves on the way to the critter hole. This one decides to add it to the tail-full they are already carrying so we get to see the loading process.

A new contestant has entered (or in this case exited) the ongoing battle for ownership of the Critter Hole.

Raccoon 🦝 attempts to steal camera. Another raccoon 🦝 stops him.

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Itch kitty. I haven’t seen this one before. May not see it again as the coyote crew has returned to the swamp across the street and a cougar has been spotted a few miles North of here.

Possum flips a camera. It's duct taped to a brick and wedged between a post and a flower pot.

Armadillo romance not going so well. Watch top left at start of this video.

This armadillo worked for three hours last night hauling fresh Fall leaves to the Critter Hole.

It finally rained here last night and this poor opossum got caught out. Unfortunately the Critter Hole is already occupied by an armadillo who planned better.

Armadillo courtship activities continue. He's getting closer :)

A possum gets a drink.

This possum stopped by the camera twice last night to get clean up.

The armadillo has taken back the Critter Hole .

I'm no David Attenborough but my observations of armadillos leads me to conclude that a fast chase equals a territorial dispute. A slow chase means the two armadillos will eventually join up to create more armadillos.

Also I need to pull that camera and clean the crap off it!

I've adopted two kittens I caught at the feeding station when they were really small and they don't go outside. Coyotes like to eat cats and I occasionally find parts and pieces and a purple collar once which was very upsetting.

A feral kitty investigates the Critter Cam. We have a feral cat feeding station in the community to attempt to tame them enough to trap and spay/neuter. It seems hopeless because people drop off unwanted animals out here in the country all the time.

I thought the opossum was going to attack the camera again but he was just tired.

Possum discovers water bowl is empty.

An opossum has taken control of the Critter Hole

Armadillo going places. The armadillo is still in control of the Critter Hole.

Today’s all new episode in the series:
How Much Opossum Can Fit in this House?
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Great colors and you are so thoughtful.

Deer eating mushrooms

Turtle! Not able to count its toes but I think it is a three-toed box turtle. www.texasturtles.org/three-toed-b...

Unknown if its rage had abated, or it spotted a snack, or something larger and meaner scared it off. Camera is fine. New rain cover, three straps of duct tape, and good to go until the next attack. The opossum has 50 teeth, more than any other terrestrial mammal in North America.

The outfacing Critter Cam is back in operation. The possum chewed through two straps of duct tape, chewed through the silicone rain cover, removed the camera and tape from the brick and rolled / dragged it about 5 feet from the original location.

A Life Lost, a Future Saved: How AI is Protecting Elephants Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful tools ever created by humanity. Conceived in 1956 at the Dartmouth Conference by John McCarthy and others, AI has evolved from theory into a tr...

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One of the only times I will cheer AI.

This is what we should be using it for. This and detecting cancer/illnesses.