Whatzit ?

[Roper]

So with the Spring Fling getting underway I came up a day early and mowed the yard. So this afternoon when Scotty arrived and started unloading his stuff, he found this. The hole is about the size of a half dollar and no I wasn’t gonna poke my finger in there to see what it is. What’s interesting is the neat little ring of grass clippings around it. We can’t guess if it’s an insect, a mammal, bird or whatever.

I know somebody out there knows what it is… please tell us all about it.

 

[DimeBrite]

Mouse nest

 

[clarkman]

That thar's a hole

And a mighty nice one at that!

 

[RCF]

Crane Fly nest

 

[Paige]

Dump some gass in there and light a match, you'll soon learn what it is

 

[Jim F.]

If it was a bit smaller, I say a Cicada burrow/hole. They generally make a very tidy hole with no dirt pile.

 

[clarkman]

upon closer inspection, I do see some silk webbing, so probably some sort of spider....a relatively large one too. Perhaps one of the wolf spiders, but I don't know if they make burrows like that or just utilize burrows already created (they're pretty active hunters)

 

[GAT]

Obviously it is a black hole portal for Atlantic Salmon ....

 

[FinLuver]

I wouldn’t get too close boys, she could be a biggin’ and not for the faint of heart.

 

[DimeBrite]

Bumblebee nest

 

[skyriver]

I'll toss in another vote for mouse. Or maybe a vole...yes, a vole hole.

 

[Scott Salzer]

There was silk threads covering the grass at the entrance to the hole. I had another suggestion of a wolf spider.

 

[Grayone]

Looks like a short nosed field mouse hole. AKA Vole