Should I merge or separate simliar photos when I add new observations?

You can use the field “Similar Observation Set” to link repeated observations of the same organisms, and add a comment that they are of the same individual organism through time. Then anyone can see the sequence of “observations with this field and value”. Examples:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=90932967

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=70249956

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=84889572

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=59642502

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