Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 4

Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

Worried about the safety of your pets around fireworks? We have already had two nights of fireworks in the neighborhood and our remaining little dog seems to be okay as long as he is indoors. Not like some of our other dogs, the biggest of whom hid in the bathtub in the only room in the house without a window.

Any tips for helping our furry or feathered friends?

Here's another tip:

We are missing photos for some PetMorons for which we have descriptions! Time to get some pets to pose! If I missed any, let me know.

On the home front, we had a tiny kitty show up and shoulder its way among the older kittens who were presented by their mama not long ago. I need to take photos of them, too!

A bit late for today's garden thread, but this afternoon my wife took a few photos of a robin in our driveway killing and eating a DeKay's brown snake! They're pretty small, so I guess it's not that different from a big earthworm?

Intrepid Liaison/Admiral Ackbar, June 20

Amazing photos!

Intrepid Liaison/Admiral Ackbar, July 3, from Hawaii

I have not managed to acquire many quality photos of the islands diverse fauna yet, and some of my best involve, of all things, feral chickens, which freely roam the island, including the streets of Honolulu.

Hawaii

Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

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Until next Saturday, have a great week!

If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, June 27

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway. Been considering a pet spider since last week?

Some are not as colorful as last week's specimens but can be distinctive.

The unreal appearance of a huntsman spider molting pic.twitter.com/ftygktTUHn

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 28, 2026

And others remind us that the world is diverse.

This dead leaf that isn’t quite a leaf.

This is leaf-mimicking spider (Eriovixia gryffindori), discovered in 2015.pic.twitter.com/9Ue8Q7GdDn

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 2, 2026

posted by K.T. at 03:29 PM

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