# When field guides fail

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-field-guides-fail/8351>\
**Category:** Nature Talk\
**Created:** [November 30, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-field-guides-fail/8351 "2019-11-30T22:37:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-field-guides-fail/8351/10 "2019-12-01T21:43:07Z")

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Also see this thread: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-future-of-dna-barcoding-and-its-use-in-citizen-science/2681](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-future-of-dna-barcoding-and-its-use-in-citizen-science/2681)

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