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⌈ Secret Post #2050 ⌋

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Hello! Another request today that I had fun finding pictures for. I've featured raccoons before (and might do so again in the future) and I've featured dogs more than once, so it's about time there's a post on raccoon dogs. These lovely creatures are also known as tanuki, and they're indigenous to East Asia.

While they might definitely bear quite a lot of similarities in appearance to raccoons, they belong to the Canidae family. Raccoons are Procyonidae, instead, and they're really not that closely related at all. In the present day, they also live in various parts of Russia and Eastern Europe, to which it was introduced during the early to mid-20th century, and can even range until places like Germany and Sweden.

Let's take a look at what they're like now!

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There we go!

And as for today's spider...

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Here's a stunning little spider for you! This is Heliophanus auratus, and as I'm sure you can tell by now, it's a jumping spider. This one's a male, and at its largest it only measures about 3mm long. They're found in Britain and across central and southern Europe, and live along the seaside. The most characteristic feature they have would be the black and gold colouring, with a bright stripe across their backs.

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That's actually a normal sized fly. It is about the same size- if not bigger- than the spider.

How have I not heard of raccoon dogs before? It's pretty rare that someone mentions an animals I haven't heard of. Must go research! Thank you for the fun new information!

That first picture of the spider is super cute.

Wow, those raccoon dogs sure are pretty! I'd never heard of them! They do look a lot like raccoons - I would have mistaken them! They look a little like foxes too (bodies/tails).