You know you're seriously into iNat when

I will say that it was very cute when she was younger and she called centipedes and millipedes “’pedes”.

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Yes sorry I didn’t mean RG observations, I meant IDers reviewing through ‘exlore’ for instance, under ‘needs ID’ within a family/genus (e.g. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=6744&taxon_id=336926).

Incorrect RG observations are certainly a more ‘serious’ problem (especially where impacting GBIF accuracy), but I don’t imagine that’s especially common unlike all the ‘needs ID’ observations that the AI frequently gives wrong ‘advice’ on (Alysiinae for instance) and I’m probably thinking more outside mammal/aves orders where mistakes are more common.

I guess my point was I think for those knowledgeable IDers it is better prioritising effort on remediating errors rather than confirming correct ID’s (which more people can do), even though the ‘needs ID’ pile grows. Probably getting a bit off-topic :/

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Now that’s just sensible generalization.

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I’m always on the lookout for opportunities like that. That’s how I got my first virus observation (it wasn’t SARS-CoV-2). It’s also the inspiration for my thread on traveler’s diseases. Did you know that there are no observations of any member of Genus Flavivirus? None of Orientia tsutsugamushi? And only 8 of Genus Plasmodium? This is a wide-open area for iNatting!

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There is no fiber optics or even cable out where I live. We were using satellite for internet but the service available here is very limited. We got rid of the satellite and signed up for highest tier data plan with Verizon. It allows for 30GB of high speed hotspot (on each of two phones, so 60GB total). After the 30GB is run out it goes down to 600kb/s, but I usually don’t run out more than a few days before the end of the month if at all. Depends on how much streaming tv we watch.

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You have an opinion on this - https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/fingers-in-photos/30145

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You follow r/whatisthisbug, r/whatsthisplant, r/spiderbro, r/botanicalporn, etc on reddit so you can ask people to post their interesting pics on iNaturalist.

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Did you see my Habronattus last week in r/spiderbro? :grinning:

https://www.reddit.com/r/spiderbro/comments/t5zaec/another_wild_jumping_bro_in_new_mexico/

I haven’t been very active in the last week, too many other projects to work on!

She’s a lumper, not a splitter.

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You neglect your facial hygiene for a week to observe Cutibacterium acnes

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When you keep on looking at this post, waiting for it to get 1000 repies.

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It is at 1002 (1003 with this post).

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…when you spend most walking time with eyes glued to the floor, because moss, and you walk directly into a lamp post. (me 3 days ago)

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That’s actually how I found iNat, someone mentioned it in the comments on a post I made there! I think the post is gone now but I wonder if that was you!

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When you’re having trouble observing things in your usual niche but you have to post something so you start doing things you normally wouldn’t, like you can’t find any insects so you start recording bird songs.

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Glad you didn’t bring up Pthirus pubis

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When 500-ish boxelder beetles crawl up the side of your house and you spend the next 15 minutes photographing them one by one because you’re hoping you might get Eastern Boxelder.

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When making a particularly interesting observation is the best part of your day :)

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you find some unusual rare specie and u keep following it to take a photograph and upload it on INat

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