# \#just-for-fun **URL:** https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/just-for-fun/119.md [Latest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inaturalist.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tags.md) --- ## [Name for a chickadee](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/name-for-a-chickadee/83243)
**Author:** [@aaravmishra](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/aaravmishra)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/name-for-a-chickadee/83243 "2026-10-08T07:37:29Z")
So we are trying to find a name for a studious Chickadee which should be an iNat icon. As of now are so-called icons are: Gerald, the muskrat for land. Dave, the horseshoe crab for water. Bob, the heron for air who is… --- ## [Most countries observed in in one day](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/most-countries-observed-in-in-one-day/85271)
**Author:** [@a6475](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/a6475)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/most-countries-observed-in-in-one-day/85271 "2026-09-16T12:52:36Z")
I am sitting at my departure gate wondering: what is the most countries an inaturalist user has observed in in a singl day? The most research grade? I expect to get three countries today. Maybe a research grade observat… --- ## [Funny Squirrel Observations](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/funny-squirrel-observations/85368)
**Author:** [@im-a\_cat-purrson](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/im-a_cat-purrson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/funny-squirrel-observations/85368 "2026-09-15T13:12:42Z")
I really love how funny squirrels are. Like in these observations: Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from Fairy Lake, Newmarket, ON, Canada on September 12, 2026 at 03:22 PM by soap-and\_downy-wasp · iNaturali… --- ## [Your favorite common names that confuse identification](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/your-favorite-common-names-that-confuse-identification/84760)
**Author:** [@paul\_dennehy](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/paul_dennehy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/your-favorite-common-names-that-confuse-identification/84760 "2026-09-04T06:16:56Z")
One perpetual battle when identifying organisms is that the common names frequently lead us astray as to the characteristics of the organism. They can be overly generic descriptions that fail to capture anything unique a… --- ## [Bird-inspired Paintings?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/bird-inspired-paintings/83742)
**Author:** [@NuthatchFanatic](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/NuthatchFanatic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/bird-inspired-paintings/83742 "2026-08-12T00:58:59Z")
So, there’s lots of things to paint, but there’s one thing that can be challenging–yet rewarding–to paint: Birds! When replying to this topic please keep in mind: The paintings must be created entirely by you and Only … --- ## [Did You Know? of the Week: Wood Frog](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/did-you-know-of-the-week-wood-frog/83596)
**Author:** [@NuthatchFanatic](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/NuthatchFanatic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/did-you-know-of-the-week-wood-frog/83596 "2026-08-09T17:28:55Z")
So, we’ve all wondered: What do frogs do in the winter? Well, it depends on what kind. Some frogs hibernate at the muck at the bottom of a pond. Toads burrow underground. But Wood Frogs? They do: None of the above! They … --- ## [Funny people :)](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/funny-people/60432)
**Author:** [@lmarun](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lmarun)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/funny-people/60432 "2026-07-09T16:54:37Z")
When making identifications, I love coming across people with a great sense of humor. Have you read any funny comments from observers or other identifiers recently? Have you posted funny comments you’d like to share with… --- ## [A gamified experience of iNaturalist for students by @richardbolland](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-gamified-experience-of-inaturalist-for-students-by-richardbolland/76052)
**Author:** [@richardbolland](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/richardbolland)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-gamified-experience-of-inaturalist-for-students-by-richardbolland/76052 "2026-06-11T11:22:18Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve tried to create a gamified experience to help students have fun and learn about different animal species and where they live. It’s called Wild Guess and it’s available as a web game. I’d love your t… --- ## [What is your go-to habitat for inatting](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-your-go-to-habitat-for-inatting/79756)
**Author:** [@aditya\_puthenpura](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/aditya_puthenpura)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-your-go-to-habitat-for-inatting/79756 "2026-06-10T12:11:44Z")
I regularly go for walk around my apartments/society and it never fails to surprise me! from hammerhead worms, mantises and beetles to snakes, skinks and small rodents and bunch of other beings too! its surprisingly bio… --- ## [Who is your favourite nature host, in a video format?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/who-is-your-favourite-nature-host-in-a-video-format/78634)
**Author:** [@AdamWargon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/AdamWargon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/who-is-your-favourite-nature-host-in-a-video-format/78634 "2026-06-09T16:49:23Z")
I searched, but I couldn’t find a forum topic specifically about video hosts. Your answer should be a person that you watched on a screen: a TV show, YouTube, TikTok; any kind of video. It could include nature writers, … --- ## ["iNatting brain": Fun mix-ups with words or acronyms?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inatting-brain-fun-mix-ups-with-words-or-acronyms/79925)
**Author:** [@AdamWargon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/AdamWargon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inatting-brain-fun-mix-ups-with-words-or-acronyms/79925 "2026-06-08T18:34:03Z")
This happens in every industry: you see a familiar word or acronym, and you assume people are talking about something from your field, until you realize it means something completely different in that context. What are… --- ## [U-Haul trucks . . . What's your favourite use of nature in advertising?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/u-haul-trucks-whats-your-favourite-use-of-nature-in-advertising/78680)
**Author:** [@AdamWargon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/AdamWargon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/u-haul-trucks-whats-your-favourite-use-of-nature-in-advertising/78680 "2026-05-31T19:28:30Z")
I saw this truck today: It’s a U-Haul truck, which is a truck rental company in North America. Since 1988, they have used these informative nature graphics on the side of their trucks. I’ve never crashed the car, or … --- ## [Coyote puppies - new mini-nature documentary](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/coyote-puppies-new-mini-nature-documentary/78972)
**Author:** [@teellbee](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/teellbee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/coyote-puppies-new-mini-nature-documentary/78972 "2026-05-15T13:29:05Z")
A retired former neighbor started making mini documentaries about wildlife in the greenbelt behind his house (coyotes, owls, deer) using footage from several camera traps. I like this new one showing this year’s coyote … --- ## [ID goal for 2026](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/id-goal-for-2026/74162)
**Author:** [@aaravmishra](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/aaravmishra)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/id-goal-for-2026/74162 "2026-01-02T14:44:37Z")
Ok, I think I will get things a bit crazy. It was a dream to set a race to see how many identifications can I actually make in a year. The bigger question, how many species I could id for the first time. This year I id… --- ## [Skulls/bones appreciation/discussion topic](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/skulls-bones-appreciation-discussion-topic/73650)
**Author:** [@bromine\_17](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bromine_17)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/skulls-bones-appreciation-discussion-topic/73650 "2025-12-22T07:00:13Z")
As someone who enjoys animal skulls and bones, I don’t think there’s a forum topic of appreciating the beauty of them yet, so I decided to make one. I think that bones are just so fascinating. I just recently finished le… --- ## [Weirdest observations](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/weirdest-observations/73524)
**Author:** [@awitchemogurl](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/awitchemogurl)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/weirdest-observations/73524 "2025-12-18T03:28:25Z")
Well, Since I am curious what’s the weirdest observation you’ve ever had, :eye\_in\_speech\_bubble: I want the weirdest most wack observations and maybe the story \<3 :black\_heart: --- ## [What song do you feel is the best to describe the feeling of botanist journaling?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-song-do-you-feel-is-the-best-to-describe-the-feeling-of-botanist-journaling/73591)
**Author:** [@awitchemogurl](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/awitchemogurl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-song-do-you-feel-is-the-best-to-describe-the-feeling-of-botanist-journaling/73591 "2025-12-13T20:51:46Z")
Hi, I was wondering.. What song(s) do you think is the best for kinda explaining how botanist journaling feels? :mushroom: :black\_heart: - Melanie My personal ones are: Dandelion by Gabbie hannah School rooftop (bird … --- ## [Mantis appreciation post](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/mantis-appreciation-post/72367)
**Author:** [@aditya\_puthenpura](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/aditya_puthenpura)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/mantis-appreciation-post/72367 "2025-11-16T11:30:56Z")
Can we just appreciate mantis diversity in the world!! , in India there are many cool ones but im curious to see the ones across the world since I only know mostly abt my own country’s species :) here are a few that ive… --- ## [How it feels when bugs keeps moving away from you when you try to observe/photograph them](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-it-feels-when-bugs-keeps-moving-away-from-you-when-you-try-to-observe-photograph-them/72037)
**Author:** [@DrunkSkimmer](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DrunkSkimmer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-it-feels-when-bugs-keeps-moving-away-from-you-when-you-try-to-observe-photograph-them/72037 "2025-10-29T13:13:28Z")
--- ## [Unexpectedly Scientific](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unexpectedly-scientific/71704)
**Author:** [@vreinkymov](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/vreinkymov)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unexpectedly-scientific/71704 "2025-10-19T19:14:58Z")
Found this at my local grocery store. Has anyone else come across unusual uses of scientific names in unexpected places? Ailurus fulgens taxon page: --- ## [First Time Seeing You](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/first-time-seeing-you/66869)
**Author:** [@Tangent\_Spinner](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Tangent_Spinner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/first-time-seeing-you/66869 "2025-06-26T19:51:09Z")
Sometimes, while going about our daily lives, we run into something new and it’s just a simple thing, but look at that! Something you’ve never seen before! Maybe you’d read about it or saw it on tv or heard about it from… --- ## [Recording scents](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/recording-scents/65289)
**Author:** [@vbjanos](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/vbjanos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/recording-scents/65289 "2025-05-25T08:42:39Z")
How an organism smells is often diagnostic. Is there an app or extension to record it? I am also disappointed that brochures of parks put all the effort in glossy photos but not a single scratchy scent sample. What can … --- ## [What ID of yours are you most proud of?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-id-of-yours-are-you-most-proud-of/58848)
**Author:** [@eyekosaeder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/eyekosaeder)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-id-of-yours-are-you-most-proud-of/58848 "2025-05-25T04:21:25Z")
There are a few topics asking about the your favourite observations or the best photos you uploaded or about the most memorable wild-life encounter you had. But sometimes, making IDs can be equally as rewarding. Perhap… --- ## [Taxonomy of cryptids and fictional species](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/taxonomy-of-cryptids-and-fictional-species/62560)
**Author:** [@Bramblethorn](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Bramblethorn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/taxonomy-of-cryptids-and-fictional-species/62560 "2025-03-08T02:17:48Z")
Help me determine the taxonomy of popular cryptids and fictional creatures. --- ## [Opening sentence: a movie synopsis from the Naturalist AI POV](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/opening-sentence-a-movie-synopsis-from-the-naturalist-ai-pov/61651)
**Author:** [@ItsMeLucy](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ItsMeLucy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/opening-sentence-a-movie-synopsis-from-the-naturalist-ai-pov/61651 "2025-03-07T16:03:25Z")
Remember how wonderfully ridiculous sounding the AI synopsis midway though this thread was? No? OK, no worries, I’ll go grab it. I still chuckle about that from time to time when I spot one of the characters being tote… --- ## [Seventh Annual Moss Appreciation Week at Lewis & Clark College!](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/seventh-annual-moss-appreciation-week-at-lewis-clark-college/62178)
**Author:** [@GothHobbit](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/GothHobbit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/seventh-annual-moss-appreciation-week-at-lewis-clark-college/62178 "2025-02-28T13:34:40Z")
Link to the NPR story. I’m kind of amazed that nobody’s posted about this before. Bryophytes are an underappreciated member of the plant world, so anything that brings more attention to them is probably a Good Thing. An… --- ## [Top species you want to see in 2025?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/top-species-you-want-to-see-in-2025/59353)
**Author:** [@man4nature](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/man4nature)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/top-species-you-want-to-see-in-2025/59353 "2025-02-20T18:13:46Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but it doesn’t look like it’s been done recently. I’ll post my list if this gets off the ground. So what species are you looking forward to finding next year? Rare lifers? Familiar fac… --- ## [Do you ever name animals you come across?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/do-you-ever-name-animals-you-come-across/58778)
**Author:** [@gljcrsmith1](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gljcrsmith1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/do-you-ever-name-animals-you-come-across/58778 "2025-01-22T11:11:38Z")
I recently found a group of Western Red-backed Salamanders during a nature walk, and before I left, I couldn’t resist giving them names. It felt like a fun way to connect with the animals, even if just for a moment. I’m … --- ## [Does anyone have any nature-related songs/making an animation w/foxes](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-have-any-nature-related-songs-making-an-animation-w-foxes/59272)
**Author:** [@gingerfox](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gingerfox)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-have-any-nature-related-songs-making-an-animation-w-foxes/59272 "2025-01-15T19:00:15Z")
I’m new to iNaturalist and just joined for fun since I really love animals. I’ve got a question for you all: do you know any chill nature songs or tunes that give off a nostalgic vibe? They don’t have to have any words, … --- ## [A holiday nature art show](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-holiday-nature-art-show/59710)
**Author:** [@ItsMeLucy](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ItsMeLucy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-holiday-nature-art-show/59710 "2024-12-31T06:36:47Z")
In packing up this house (larger) for that house (smaller), I am realizing just how much unique nature art I have. I think it is all wonderful but suspect I am biased because it was made by children I love, specifically … [Next page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/just-for-fun/119.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=just-for-fun)