There have been some discussion on handling here:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/ethical-behaviour-when-observing-and-photographing-animals/5368
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/dont-incur-any-amount-of-undue-stress-on-the-animal/14374
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/research-and-ethical-questions-in-arthropod-experience-of-pain/12834
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-a-tutorial-and-or-code-of-conduct-on-ethics-of-exploring-wild-places-for-inaturalist-users/18506
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