07 February, 2023

other things for me to remember

just for fun
https://wild-achievements.mywild.co.za

Interesting/useful stuff

https://www.inaturalist.org/identifications?user_id=corunastylis&category=maverick

https://www.inaturalist.org/identifications?user_id=corunastylis

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-1-of-2/63

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-2-of-2/18792

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/eggs-egg-coverings-of-terrestrial-invertebrates/journal

This tool displays which taxa you’ve seen that are least observed overall, and by extension can show if there’s any taxon for which you’re the sole observer: https://elias.pschernig.com/wildflower/leastobserved.html

jamesptrevelyan commented
Eucalypts can be hard to identify without diverse attributes such as leaf size, whether the staemens are free or joined at the base. That's why I use one of the software tools. Try learning to use this tool: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/. You may also need to take some measurements. The authors of these software identification tools always welcome feedback. If you need an online botanical glossary, here is a good one: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&glossary=yes. There is a similar tool for Acacias. Learn more here: https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/keys/

Posted on 07 February, 2023 02:22 by corunastylis corunastylis | 0 comments | Leave a comment

31 March, 2022

responses

list of pre-written responses because I can't remember where to find them otherwise

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/responses

most used

Add an Identification

It's preferable only to use these comments on observations by new users, as there are many reasons why an experienced user may not add an ID to their observations. Here's a link to unidentified observations by people who joined iNaturalist in the past 3 weeks.

Option 1: Hi, welcome to iNaturalist! Even if you don't know the exact species of what you have observed, you can search for and select a higher level identification, such as "plants (kingdom Plantae)" or "insects (class Insecta)". Many people helping identify observations on iNaturalist filter the observations by the group of species they know how to ID (like plants or insects), so observations with a blank ID like this one will be excluded from those filtered searches. Selecting a general ID helps funnel your observation to someone who may know what they're looking at, and that way it can get identified sooner. Here is a video tutorial for the mobile app: https://vimeo.com/162581545

Option 2 (general/coarse ID added): I'm not quite sure which species this is, but this general identification will help other people who might know the species find your observation. Many people helping identify observations on iNaturalist filter the observations by the group of species they know how to identify, like "plants" or "insects", and this general ID will help them find it more quickly. If you're interested in learning more about how identifications progress on iNaturalist, you can read more here: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started#identify

Option 3 (subject unclear): Hi, welcome to iNaturalist! I've been helping identify observations that aren't yet identified as any organism at all. Which organism are you focusing on in this observation? I've added this identification for now, but let me know if you were focusing on a different organism here. Thanks!

Posted on 31 March, 2022 00:28 by corunastylis corunastylis

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