Hello. A really simple question. On the website, which category(ies) are invertebrates other than insects and arachnids grouped together (I’m thinking in particular of millipedes, crustaceans, worms, etc.)?

[image] i think they mean in this array. there’s arachnids and insects, but where are the other arthropods?

I see. Seem to be the most commonly observed groups. With the others you have to use the normal search box to find the taxon you are interested in.

Yes, those broad categories (also known as “iconic taxa” if you want to search for more info) are limited to a few common groups. Everything not in those select groups winds up under the “unknown” category (the grey leaf with question mark) in searches. There are a couple (rather old) feature reques…

[image] photo-nature: which category(ies) are invertebrates other than insects and arachnids grouped together (I’m thinking in particular of millipedes, crustaceans, worms, etc.)? in the system, these are included in the “other animals” iconic taxon group. there’s some relevant discussion her…

[image] dendroleon: i think they mean in this array. there’s arachnids and insects, but where are the other arthropods? This is exactly what I’m talking about. so i believe the request is asking for the additional 2 iconic taxa to be added to the filters in the web Explore and Identify scre…

[image] photo-nature: I was asking how to get all arthropods and other invertebrates other than insects and arachnids into the filters You could use the &without_taxon_id url parameter to exclude insects ( 47158 ), arachnids ( 47119 ) and vertebrates ( 2 ) from the animals ( 1 ), like this: https:/…

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typophyllum May 11, 2025, 9:52pm 2

Did you already look at this page?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1-Animalia

And there are the arthropods:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47120-Arthropoda

Just move down the different ranks.

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