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Jul 28, 2025
This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
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Mar 12, 2023
Our Observation of the Day is this tiny #mushroom (potentially Mycena subcyanocephala (近藍蓋小菇 in Chinese (traditional))), seen in #Taiwan by chofungi! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #fungi #nature #biodiversity #mycology
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Jun 20, 2021
This Trichiosoma triangulum, a larva from the family of Club-horned Sawflies, was observed by masonmaron in the United States, and is our Observation of the Day! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/8…
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Jul 8, 2024
It's just another #MantisMonday and our Observation of the Day is this Toxodera integrifolia #mantis, seen in #Malaysia by cclborneo! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/2… #entomology #nature #biodiversity
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Dec 12, 2020
A Blue-winged #Kookaburra grabs a sea #snake - it's our Observation of the Day! Seen in #Australia by joswan12. More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/6… #birding #herping #nature #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #reptiles #birds
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Nov 21, 2020
An Eared #Grebe wrestles with a freshwater #pufferfish of the genus Pao - it's our Observation of the Day! Seen in #Thailand by patta-v. More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/6… #ichthyology #nature #ornithology #biodiversity #animals #naturephotography #birding #fish
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May 21, 2025
propaganda we're not falling for: - there's no nature in urban areas - we already know everything about plants & animals - nature photography requires expensive camera equipment - you need a degree to contribute to science - you need to travel far to see interesting species
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Apr 21, 2023
Our Observation of the Day is this exquisite Lavender Sphinx Moth (Batocnema coquerelii) spotted by laurentdemada in Madagascar on Wednesday. More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #SphinxMoth #Madagascar #Biodiversity
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Jan 21, 2023
The Observation of the Day is a species of bumble bee scarab beetle (Pygopleurus koniae) found in Turkey by ozgurkocak! More details: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #entomology #macro #nature #wildlifephotography #biodiversity
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Jan 25, 2023
A naturalist in #NewZealand saw these large Campbell Island Daisies, and it's our Observation of the Week! Read our blog post at: inaturalist.org/blog/74549-meg… #plants #botany #megaherbs #nature #biodiversity
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May 20, 2020
It's #WorldBeeDay so check out this Cerulean Carpenter #Bee, seen in #Malaysia by gancw1. It's one of the nearly 440k bee observations on iNaturalist! Here are all bee observations on iNat, sorted by most-faved inaturalist.org/observations?o… #pollinators #nature #insects #biodiversity
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Jun 19, 2023
In #Thailand, iNat user piyapong saw this Malayan Banded-Pitta (Hydrornis irena, นกแต้วแล้วลาย in Thai) and it's our Observation of the Day! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #birds #ornithology #nature #birding #biodiversity
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Aug 21, 2023
Our #MarineMonday Observation of the Day is this Petrolisthes violaceus porcelain #crab (Tijereta violácea in Spanish), seen in #Chile by matias_saa! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #carcinology #nature #marinebio #biodiversity #crustaceans
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Dec 23, 2022
This Anemone Stinkhorn #fungus (Aseroe rubra, Puapua-a-Autahi in Maori), seen in #NewZealand by rakieora, is our #FungusFriday Observation of the Day! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #mycology #fungi #nature #biodiversity
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