What iNaturalist is for

Yes this is true, and I second @sgene’s advice. Best to put in the finest-level ID that you feel reasonably comfortable with. And if that is “fungus” or “lizard” then that is still much better than nothing at all, or than an obviously wrong suggestion from the app.

The “Computer Vision” suggestions are kind of like spell-checker suggestions – they are often right, and sometimes spectacularly wrong. Our day-by-day observations help it improve slowly but surely.

For more about IDs you might find this discussion of interest (and so we don’t get too off-topic on this one). Glad you have joined us on the forums!

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