How do you like to name wildlife, especially insects like butterflies and dragonflies, when talking, writing or chatting in science forums or groups or generally… by their common name or scientific name? For instance, the butterfly🦋 ‘Soldier pansy’ is common name for Junonia terea (scientific name)…

Same, until the other person gets a really confused face and I feel like I have to tell them the common name so it sounds at least a little recognizable.

[image] pisum: to advanced birders: “Those CEDWs sure love hackberries!” Not all birders with advanced skills will use those four letter codes. Think about living in a place where your only species of crow is the American Crow. It takes exactly the same number of letters to write “crow” as “A…

Interesting. Didn’t know that!

I use scientific names, generally. With in person speaking I will often use common names as well, especially with life whose scientific name I haven’t memorized well. But online I almost always like to use scientific names, as if I do forget it, I can just quickly look it up. I prefer scientific nam…

[image] abhijatshakya: I feel intelligent to speak scientific name in front of my small brothers, I enjoy there surprised faces Thats something I enjoy with my family the most,to see their blank faces unknowing what to say next

For a scientist or a professional, scientific names are always the most important, but for a naturalist-enthusiast, common names are sufficient, which are also good to know, especially the popular ones, for example in English.

Not too long after I became active on iNat, I found that those constantly drifting, changing, contentious common names had become so irritating that I realized it was time to learn the Latins instead. Once I changed my display preferences, this task was a sample matter of repeating the new names in …

Yesterday, a friend pulled up the scientific name of a plant which I know only by common name. I was bamboozled. Made him look smart too, even if I was more experienced or knowledgeable.

people speaking scientific can be deceptive

Scientific name Vs. Common name?

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karthikeyaeco September 6, 2021, 1:04pm 36

Thats something I enjoy with my family the most,to see their blank faces unknowing what to say next

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