I can’t go anywhere,and where I live lacks wildlife.I’m glad that that at least I found some new stuff.
But very time I look at maps,it seems like I live in somewhere that seriously lacks.My parents also has locked me and don’t even let me to check our yard.
Is there anywhere enjoy nature and wildlife as a nature lover with these challenges?
If you are locked in the house, that sounds grim. Can we know why that happened? In your situation, you maybe need to find a website where other people post their wildlife sightings and you can help identify them.
Ghoshti that really sucks. I hope your parents aren’t being too strict.
I live in NYC and the “natural environment” here is totally covered in buildings and altered by people. And I really relate to the feeling that there isn’t isn’t much nature around. I would read books about Indonesia where there are thousands of species of ants and wish I could go there. Sometimes I study one ant and just check the IDs for that species on here.
But it turns out that if you like insects, and your user icon tells me that you do, there are almost always many overlooked insects to learn about in your area.
And the more you learn about them the more interesting they become. Even when people build up a place nature still gets in.
Assuming your in a fairly urbanized area you’ve got a couple options. The most straightforward is get a microscope and start looking at random sources of water for all the organisms contained within, that being said this can be pretty expensive. You could also look into seeing if their is any good guides for weedy plant species in your region. Once you’ve got a good grasp whatever random crap can grow in parking lots and behind dumpsters you can start looking at all of there insect and fungal associates. For example white clover has two species of leafminers(one fly and one moth respectively) and a bunch of fungal parasites in addition to attracting bumble bees and greater plantain has a leaf mining beetle and powdery mildew that use it as a host plant. Sidewalk Firedot Lichen, Sidewalk mites, *Gloeocapsopsis magma*, House Sparrows and Immigrant Pavement Ants are also good options if your stuck in an urbanized area (if you haven’t already seen them). Fall is also coming up so any Aster in bloom will be like an oasis in a paved desert.
New York is a heaven for insects compare to where I live:(
But thanks
There is no such thing as aster where I live I think
Only the northern part of my country has these things
But we have some cute birds at least:)
Is the situation with your parents keeping you indoors temporary, I hope? Or if it’s about safety, can one of them go out in the yard with you?
I imagine it must be quite frustrating to be separated from nature. I’m very fortunate to live in the middle of a beautiful forest, but the winters here are very cold, so sometimes the weather keeps me indoors for days at a time.
I like to spend that time reading nature books, identifying other people’s observations on iNat, and watching YouTube videos about botany.
A few other ideas:
If you watch at a window after dark, when there are lights on in the house, sometimes interesting insects come and land on the outside of it.
Or maybe you could grow some houseplants - they aren’t really “nature” but are a good hands-on way to learn about plants. Spider plants are especially fun because they put out long runners with baby spider plants on them, that you can pot up.
Raising mealworms is also interesting, because you can watch them pupate, but your parents might object to beetles in the house.
Best wishes to you.
I’ve taken a look at your iNaturalist observations and if (as I imagine) these reflect where you live, I can quite understand your parents’ concern at the moment, fingers crossed things will soon get easier for you. That said, you already have some cool observations and the fact that you seem to enjoy observing insects opens up a whole lot of possibilities. For instance, the idea of trying to attract night flying insects to your home with a light is a really good one. It’s true that the iNat map doesn’t show many observations in your area, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there is nothing to be seen. It could just be that there aren’t many observers in your area. If so, then as soon as you’re able to get out again, even just in your backyard, your observations are going to be really valuable as you’ll have a unique opportunity to fill in a blank space on the map. If you’re enthusiastic about nature, I understand it must be tough, but there are times when you just have to be patient. In the meantime, this could be an excellent time to learn more about the things you’re interested in. I see you’ve already done some IDing for others, that’s a fantastic way to learn and iNat has a great need for people like you willing to lend a hand with identifying 
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maybe you could look at observations nearby and try to identify those, if you haven’t already? that might allow you to see what’s out there vicariously, until you get an opportunity to see things for yourself. if it’s possible to grow a few plants in pots on a window, maybe that’s another way to possibly draw some insect visitors?
I was looking at your observations and you have a termite. There are some interesting termites in the area. Anacanthotermes is a neat genus. (I wish we had interesting termites around here, we just have very tinyones and they don’t build mounds or interesting nests)
I wanted to see if I could pin down the species of your Anacanthotermes, but I quickly realized I was out of my depth (ants, termites, how hard could it be, I thought.)
There are two native termites with no observations:
Anacanthotermes esmailii 0
Anacanthotermes gurganiensis 0
These might not be rare it’s just that they were described in the 90s and the documentation is rather thin. Your photo could be one of them for all we know. Until you can get back outside you could look into these species and maybe if there are some more local forums online with insect fans ask around for better descriptions and photos. Sometimes if you email entomologists and are nice they will answer. This won’t be easy, but it could be rewarding.
The termite you observed could also be one of the others in the genus. But, this genus seems like a neat one and you are in a better position to study it than others.
Just an idea.
I am very biased in favor of eusocial insects. I will admit that.
You’ve already done very well, given where you live and the current situation in your country. However, although you live in the middle of a city, I can see from satellite views of it that there’s lots of shrubs and trees lining the streets, and a few parks not far from where you live - so there should be lots of insects, spiders and other arthropods living nearby. If you can’t go to them at the moment, there might be ways to bring them to you.
As others have suggested, if you can leave a light on at night near an open window, that should help. An LED UV black light would probably attract many more visitors, though. Perhaps you could ask your parents to buy one for you (assuming the present circumstances allow it). If not, there are some other methods you could try using things you might already have in your home, such as sugaring.
Even though iNaturalist doesn’t show many observations near you at the moment, that doesn’t mean your area lacks wildlife. It’s more likely that there’s just not that many people doing nature recording. After I moved recently, I quickly became one of the top observers for the area just by recording lots of common things that usually get overlooked.
I’m surprised that we have termites here.I thought wildlife situation is so bad that even these small creatures are alot(Where I live,animals are only common in the north and south and since this is my first ever termite sighting,I thought you can only find them in the southern parts):)
I found more as well.But I removed them cause I was feeling low:)
Yes, I agree about trying to bring nature to you. Do you have access to a window, and can you open it? If you can, either attach a flat bird feeder to the ledge, or hang one from the eave, or both! You can perhaps also place a couple of small plants out there to help the birds feel at home, and maybe even attach a branch or stick for the birds to use as a perch. Maybe even a small dish of water. And give it a little time for birds and bugs to visit. If you leave out bird food overnight, also be aware that you may attract a small rodent or two. Mice, voles, even rats. Occasionally they may become unwelcome visitors! 
I don’t have a window?
Some of your observations seem to have been made outdoors, including a fairly recent one of a cicada “at my own balcony” and another of a spider on a sunlit flower. So which parts of your home do you have access to?
Also: do your parents encourage your interest in nature? Are you being schooled at home at the moment? It would be helpful if you could tell us a little more about yourself and your current circumstances.
I can understand your parents not letting you out to explore during a war. Perhaps all we can hope for is an end to the conflict.
i was thinking about this a little more, and i was thinking it might be possible to fill some jars with water and sediment from nearby bodies of water to see what you might find in them over time. even if you can’t get out yourself, you might be able to ask someone else to collect these for you. see https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/interesting-things-found-in-ecospheres/41533.
I’m wondering if there might be a misunderstanding due to language barrier. Surely your house has windows, even if they don’t open?
Although, maybe the windows are boarded up for safety because my country is bombing yours. I am more sorry about that than words can express.
If you could tell us more about your living situation, what your house is like, and why your parents won’t let you go outdoors, I think that would help everyone come up with suggestions that are more relevant.
