Worth saying that we did get our presented numbers wrong; the actual number was actually higher (1,164 instead of 1,150) and the numbers of certain taxon groups were a little off (but esp the fungi, for which we had 24 species, not 13!). These errors were due to ways the code was analysing some of the taxa names and classifications, undercounting some ambiguous taxa; thankfully we caught it right as proofs were about to go out. And it shows why you should always wait for the full version and not the pre-proof
Here’s what I have for my project Appelbaum and Willis Property Survey
I need to do more nighttime iNating to get some more leps. Our properties abut a lake. I do count birds and aquatic plants I can photograph from the dock/shore and any fish I catch. The following numbers are iNat “leaves” so there are things that I don’t have IDed to species.
Plantae 202
Lepidoptera 92
Fungi 90
Aves 78 +23 for missed photo ops
Hymenoptera 75
Arachnida 50
Insect other (see below) 48
Diptera 43 +3 undescribed gall midge sp. 123
Coleoptera 42
Hemiptera 38
Reptilia 19 +2 for gator & prairie lizard (no photos)
Mammalia 11 (stray humans, cats, and dogs not recorded) +1 for otter (no photo)
Amphibia 11
Arthropod other (see below) 10
Mollusca 7
Animal other (rayfin fish) 5
Annelida 1
Congrats! And thank you to you @rqy-yong and @matthewholden1 for engaging on the forum. It’s really special to have co-authors be willing to have a back and forth on some of the paper’s findings, particularly with some of the most passionate and committed group of people on Earth to the topic!
Saw one check out my canoe on the bank (prob smelled like fish) through the window. Ran to get my camera but it left before I got back. The shore is covered in marginal plants, no exposed mud. Other time I saw one I just went out to get the card out of my trail cam and didn’t bring anything with me, not even my phone. It was swimming around checking me out. Have yet to get one on the trail cam set up at my house.
Welcome to the forum. So far, my camera traps placed at home have not captured anything I haven’t been able to see with my own eyes: moose, snowshoe hares, and neighbors
It would be interesting to see how many of the species found indoors are strays and transients that blunder in and soon die, as compared with how many actually live indoors. This thread reminds me of where I used to live in California. This Yellow V Moth had been in my room for a couple of months already by the time I took the picture, and two months after that, it was joined by a friend. In looking for more information about the species, I found out from UK Moths that it is only known from indoors in the UK, except on the Isle of Scilly.
