I frequently see instances of people being overconfident in asserting species identifications which are beyond the limits of the evidence presented through the image and/or metadata. Is there any guidance on how to respond in this situation? For example, I work on parasitic lice (Phthiraptera), and…

Overconfidence in species determinations

Star3 July 13, 2020, 7:26pm 3

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