What is this thing?

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by tophneal@sh.itjust.works to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
 
 

I have a project I'm doing where a small hobby board has connectors for different things, including LEDs. I don't want to use the original LED strip, and would like to make a single LED that plugs into the board instead, but I don't know how to identify/find this connector. Can anyone help?

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Any idea what animal this is? Or extraterrestrial?

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These are spread all over the place, approximately every 5 m.

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At first, I thought it might be some kind of water treatment plant. But it's too small to be that from what I know about those systems. (Could be wrong.) Then I thought it might be someone's house. But I'm not sure and it's a mystery.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by bastion@feddit.nl to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
 
 

This awful creature was, according to my partner, found under or black walnut tree, attached to or emerging from the neck of a very-recently killed bunny that the dog had (killed within the last ~15m). Any idea what it is? More pics available.

It's not smooth like a slug/leech, but has a textured surface. It looks like a grub, but what would a grub be doing attached to a bunny? It has an obvious mouth and anus. She described the mouth part as "hexagonal", which she saw open while it was alive, coming off of or out of the Bunny's neck (it was in or by by a wound it didn't necessarily inflict).

I think it's probably just congealed evil and should be thrown into a fire, along with everything it touched except the puppy, and that's how it's going to get me.

My opinion is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but what is this really?

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Clearly it ain't scissors, but what actually is it?

Edit: Found!

Miniature Faux Clamps Pretend Play Medical Doctor Play Toy

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1741522236/miniature-faux-clamps-pretend-play

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These are spaced about every 300 meters next to the trail in Memorial Park in Houston, TX, but they aren't only along the trail. They are throughout the park. Does anyone have an idea what they might be? Thanks!

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Oh, and it's LARGE. That's my range it's sitting on, and it covers about 2/3 of it.

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A friend of mine just sent me this picture and said someone they knew just got a capybara. I informed them that that definitely isn't a capybara. Now neither of us know what it is. It kinda looks like it's in the uncanny valley of the rabbit species. Is it just a fucked up looking rabbit?

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I saw this at a music venue. It was strapped onto railings above the audience facing the stage. Says "kick out", is attached by zip ties, looks like a tube wrapped in a durable plastic coat, and looked like it might have a wire running to it.

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I bought this at an estate sale. I'll burn votive candles in it. The repaired crack was already there when I got it. I bought it for a few dollars.

What is it though?

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There's a baby possum that's kind enough to be a regular visitor where I am. Poor kid has what appears to be a wound on his/her face, almost like a cleft lip. I am no veterinarian, but a "code of honor" relevant to my hobby here casts a shadow over me and I was wondering what kind of issue the disfigurement represents so I don't feel guilty.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by federalreverse@feddit.de to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
 
 

Kind of looks like a glossy, all-black bumblebee. Location is Germany.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by synae@lemmy.sdf.org to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
 
 

About 1.5 to 2 inches across. Found in Santa Cruz, CA

Edit: Thanks all for your responses!

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