@kitbeard adding one of my observations to the slime/molds project to attempt to get it identified. There are a number of categories where a project aimed at identifying things would be useful but I’ve had trouble finding them when I want them. This could be useful anytime the best id that I could …

Not really, and you can’t search by taxon yet. https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/search-projects-by-place-and-taxa/5236

Some of my go-to projects for getting eyes on a lot of unknowns are (where applicable) Beach finds and wash ashore Intertidal zone Seeds and fruits World Fungal diversity Leaf and Plant Galls Dead birds Dead Mammals Dead Herps Slime Moulds WeirdWildWonders (but I only add items there if it’s a re…

These projects tend to have active communities of people following them. Another great one is North America Animal Tracks.

It all depends on what you need to be identified and where. We have https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/flora-of-russia-needs-id-backlog https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/br-not-id Funga of Russia NoID Some other projects, not mentioned before are: Crabs of the World Crayfish species in Euro…

Yeah, I use that one too! It’s great. :smile: I was trying to avoid listing all my many North American, US and Texas projects and mostly post the worldwide ones that are kind of broad (eg, not Stinkbugs of the World , Global Bat Watch , or GeckoWatch , but projects for the “what is that?!” observati…

I forgot about Found Feathers! featherenthusiast and karakaxa are amazing.

You can also find projects by going the “top identifiers” list for a particular taxon, clicking on the profiles of some of the top names, and then viewing what projects they have joined or administer.

As a random side note, there is an amusing semantic difference between the two sides of the pond with respect to plants that live in pots. In the US, they are known as potted plants (in the UK, things that are potted are typically known in the US as canned). In the UK, such plants are called pot pla…

Skulls and Bones is for global skeletal remains, and I believe at least New Zealand and South Africa have region specific projects for skeletal remains. Bird Tracks and Signs is a global tracking project dedicated to evidence of birds, including pellets, eggs, nests, tracks, signs of feeding, bird…

Maybe I should have used “house plants”. It hadn’t occurred to me that also means marijuana plants. I’ve heard potted plants used occasionally. P.S. Potted usually refers to fish or meat in a small jar. Most Brits “tinned” for something in a metal tin (can). (I was reminded of this thread as I jus…

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