iNaturalist – Kettinki

2025-10-08 @ 13.13.28 ∈ In English

New tools to flag and assess evidence on iNaturalist

Because images and sounds are evidence that may be used for research or conservation, they should accurately reflect the organism and the scene. […] For example, below is an original photo I took, and an edited version of it where I used Adobe Lightroom’s Generative Fill to remove the leaf blocking the bird’s tail. The altered photo would not be acceptable as evidence on iNaturalist.

2025-04-11 @ 18.18.13 ∈ Suomeksi

Osallistu sompasammalten kartoitukseen

Sompasammalia löytyy soilta, rämeiltä ja korpimetsistä. Havaintoja kaivataan koko maasta. Lajit ovat runsaimmillaan Lapissa ja Kuusamon alueella, mutta tietoja toivotaan varsinkin Kainuun eteläpuolisesta Suomesta.

2025-02-20 @ 13.56.10 ∈ In English

Better Image Matches: Photo Similarity Update to Computer Vision Suggestions

Have you ever tried to identify a caterpillar and wished that the species suggestions didn’t just show you adult butterflies and moths?

2024-08-27 @ 14.35.15 ∈ In English

Volunteers record bee biodiversity and discover new species in Pennsylvania

The researchers recruited 26 participants, mostly Master Gardeners, from across Pennsylvania to sample bees after receiving extensive training from Penn State experts. [The] trained participants documented over twice as much biodiversity and novel baseline natural history data as [2233] iNaturalist users.

2024-07-27 @ 10.58.45 ∈ In English

200,000,000 observations on iNaturalist! · iNaturalist

This week iNaturalist passed another big observation milestone: 200,000,000 verifiable observations! It took iNaturalist 14 years to reach 100 million and just 2 more years to reach 200 million. […] Let’s take a closer look at these observations as 200 dots where each represents 1 million observations.

2024-07-25 @ 10.30.17 ∈ In English

(Slightly surprising to me that this wasn’t known, or assumed already. Here’s discussion about the paper on the iNaturalist forum.)

When it comes to butterflies, people prefer pretty ones: That’s a problem for scientists.

[Users] underreported many species, particularly those that were difficult to identify and those with light-colored markings on their wings. Behavioral traits, such as butterflies' flight style and height, and traits that make butterflies difficult to photograph, may have affected reporting patterns, the researchers surmise.

2024-07-12 @ 14.23.50 ∈ In English

A Rough Breakup - Observation of the Week, 7/11/24 · iNaturalist

Our Observation of the Week is this remarkable scene captured by @cumaliyesil in Turkey: a female Goblet-marked Damselfly (Erythromma lindenii) with a male’s dismembered abdomen still attached to her body!

2024-07-05 @ 10.15.23 ∈ In English

Identifier Profile: @k8thegr8 · iNaturalist

If you’re photographing a caterpillar, Kate recommends getting at least three photos: one the top of the caterpillar, one of the side showing all the sets of legs, and a photo of the face (aka head capsule). It’s also really important to note the host plant (or make an observation of the host plant and get it identified on iNat). Even then, she reminds us that not all caterpillars (or adults) can be identified to the species level from photos alone.

2024-06-27 @ 11.17.36 ∈ In English

Search iNaturalist Photos With Text · iNaturalist

This demo enables you to search a snapshot of 10 million iNaturalist photos using text queries. For instance, typing in ‘a bird eating fruit’ will return matching photos ranked by their relevance to your query.

2024-01-16 @ 16.59.33 ∈ In English

Using iNaturalist to learn names in other languages · iNaturalist

Now, you can see common names in multiple languages! iNaturalist has been translated into 57 languages, but many people want to use the platform in one language while learning common names in another. We’ve recently added functionality to address this, allowing you to experience iNaturalist with multilingual common names.