What are some cool projects to join?

All of mine! But they’re all really specific so they’re all pretty much only me. Which makes sense due to the specificity. I have one for abandoned areas, Ghost Towns, one for abandoned buildings specifically, which I very cleverly named Flora and Fauna at the Bandos, one for pigeons on signs, AKA Pigeon Endorsement, one for observations of “neighboring borders”, and then one for Utah’s insignia, which isn’t as specific as the others. I made them all mainly just for myself. But I think they have potential to be interesting. I have another one I want to make that’s heavily inspired by the Minecraft one, but that’s all I’ll say for now. I’ll quit blabbing it up, though.

Some of my favorite ones are for things I use a lot, like nests and eggs (North America), feathers & tracks (North America).

Some that I find neat in general are Amazing Aberrants & escapees.

Edit: My daughter showed me how to do the hyperlink thing. It made me feel old but it was really helpful.

fffffffff · March 25, 2023, 12:52pm

Does anybody know if there’s a project for arthropods found under the bark?

ken_ohio · March 25, 2023, 2:06pm

Shoot. I was at a suburban BP Station yesterday and saw a mallard in the driveway. I should have taken a photo!

Mercedes-Fletcher · March 25, 2023, 7:50pm

Oh well, there’s always next time! Plenty of mallards in the pond, or however that saying goes…

bitsnbirds · March 25, 2023, 9:09pm

I think “Bugs in Flight” is quite an underrated one. Only a couple of people in it with less than 100 observations. It’s quite interesting to see how different insects look frozen in flight

I was also thinking of making one based on the iridescent wings of some flies and hymenopterans inspired by this study. Since they can be seen by the naked eye with just the right lighting, I think it’s perfect project to find some observations of on iNat and maybe map out the colours of the wings of some species. (I already have some observations of those wings.) Or maybe I’m just shooting for the moon. :P

That_Bug_Guy · March 26, 2023, 1:55am

While not specifically for arthropods, Life of a stump focuses on life found in dead and decaying trees. So arthropods found under bark would fit right in.

That_Bug_Guy · March 28, 2023, 5:58pm

I just found out about the Epic Poses project. If you have any really cool shots, post them there!

cbirds22 · April 19, 2023, 12:40pm

Ignore the Elephant Seal is great!
Also shout-out to one I started for the Big Meadows area of Shenandoah National Park.

m_whitson · April 19, 2023, 2:27pm

For us nerdy plant identifiers, I just found a project on cotyledons (the first leaves of recently germinated seedlings) that could really be useful, because while many seedlings have distinctive cotyledons that may allow you to at least identify the family or maybe even the genus, most field guides and keys have no information about this. See https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/cotyledons

bitsnbirds · April 27, 2023, 8:37pm

Here’s the project on the iridescent wings! I’ve just been collecting up some observations that fit the criteria every now and again.

kzoebel · April 28, 2023, 9:23pm

I knew my gas station tags would come in handy one day!

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