But someone has to. Species are made by people who have to eat and make rent.
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jun 11, 2025, 12:12 am • 2 0 • view
If you are a user of iNat, this project may well improve your user experience. If you are a taxonomist, it may decrease your incentive to participate.
jun 10, 2025, 11:59 pm • 75 8 • view
This is what I’m afraid of. I think what they should be doing is paying taxonomists to write solid ID guides.
jun 11, 2025, 2:37 pm • 3 0 • view
I am sure it will. FWIW I never call myself a taxonomist b/c I respect those who did the hard core training/education but I am good at some subgroups of beetles, most Poaceae, orchids in Canada, damselflies, & other things I've happened to research intensively - and I am no longer participating.
jun 11, 2025, 1:43 am • 9 0 • view
The world needs so so SO many more taxonomists. NOT LESS!!! Notice, NAME, nurture. Like its not hard to remember the plan, ermagerd
jun 13, 2025, 1:42 am • 0 0 • view
A lot depends on how it works. If it effectively picks up characters so I don’t have to repeat them on every ID, that would be good. But it’s very likely to spread bad info too (I’ve seen numerous examples where the majority are wrongly IDed and the CV has now picked it up).
jun 11, 2025, 4:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Brought to you by the gulf of America people.
jun 11, 2025, 12:03 am • 3 0 • view