I enjoy adding annotations and observation fields to observations, so if you have a particular focus that I can help with, please let me know! I am good with birds, plants, and mammals. I understand basic insect behaviour/organisms and can recognise age groups. I’m most familiar with Europe and Sou…

If the teneral isn’t there, I just annotate the molt. If the teneral is there, I add the life stage, and add evidence for molt and organism.

When we got the new batch of annotations tiwane said Lifestage Egg and Evidence of Presence Egg. So my takeaway is, if it applies, use it.

I’m confused. An exuvia is not an egg.

He was asked which one to use - and he said both - Life stage and Evidence of Presence if they fit. Molt and Teneral (if in photo) for you.

[image] lynnharper: Nymphs? What about exuviae? What do exuviae get annotated as, anyway? Would you prefer Anisoptera or Zygoptera or both? Both Anisoptera and Zygoptera, please. I annotate exuviae as molt. I do not annotate the molt as teneral unless the actual, recently-emerged odonate is …

In case it’s helpful I wanted to mention that If you put nymph in the Description/Tag search box the concentration of nymphs appears to be greater than without that filter. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&taxon_id=47792&without_term_id=1&q=nymph

Unfortunately we cannot do both :unamused_face: So probably there are different approaches. If the female is still carrying the egg sac I am annotating as lifestage egg, which will pop up in the seasonallity chart and give a clear idea of when those spiders reproduce. If the spidrrlings have alre…

Ok. I have been annotating them all as Adult Female, then adding observation field: egg sac or carrying spiderlings. What about Life Stage: Adult Female, then Evidence: Organism and Egg?

I think that is fine as well, the maturity graph is super helpful. Observation fields are for sure a great option as well, I might need to get into those. Thanks for tackling those!

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lynnharper December 31, 2025, 7:38pm 30

Good - that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. And since I have found exuviae tucked up under bridges in mid-winter here in New England, I think you’re wise not to annotate them to life stage.

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