I really enjoyed the “If you could rename an existing species” post, https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/if-you-could-rename-an-existing-species/6554 , and the “Funny, long, or just plain weird animal names” post, https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/funny-long-or-just-plain-weird-animal-names/3220/201 . In a …

I think periodic cicada would work well. I’m beginning to grasp the philosophy of living underground for 17 years and then emerging to just scream for a few days.

You guys with all your beautiful, well thought out answers… And I’m here like… um, a bird! Because birds are neat!

Would a non-human life form want to be human if it could? Also, I think we are so unaware of what being human really is that we are not even “being” human anyways. If I had a choice (and I do), I would want to know more about what being human is. I would like to experience more situations that reve…

That’s probably what birds think, too. You’ll fit right in ;D

I’ve always figured a crow or raven would be ideal, since they’re relatively long-lived and can travel far and survive in almost any terrestrial environment. A kea or jaeger would be cool for similar reasons. For non-birds, perhaps an otter or a dolphin. I guess wanting to be able to explore the wor…

[image] haemocyanin11: You are not limited to the organisms listed on iNaturalist. In that case, I’ll go with a merman! [image] abrub: Haven’t you ever walked by a field and wondered how incredible it would be to run and frolic in it as a dog or rabbit could? Or rub your back on a bed of…

My passion is solitary bees and wasps. It’s really difficult to choose just one! But I think it would be either N. plagiatus or H. ligatus.

falcon, chickadee, mouse, owl, snake, dragonfly, wolf, spider, spider-monkey, cat, manta-ray, dog-fish, mantis, or a weasel.

I’d like to be a sperm whale, just because last night I procrastinated and watched sperm whale videos.

[image] allisonbf: My passion is solitary bees and wasps. It’s really difficult to choose just one! But I think it would be either N. plagiatus or H. ligatus. So you would be like the character Barry from the Bee Movie?

If you could be any organism besides a human, what would it be?

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jasonhernandez74 October 6, 2020, 4:44am 15

In that case, I’ll go with a merman!

You can do that as a human, too. I have.

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