"What plant is that bug on?"

You're looking at someone else's observation of a bug. This bug is sitting on a plant! You want to know what the plant is. Here's my process for finding out.

This assumes you are using the iNaturalist website, not the mobile app. This also assumes you have a general knowledge of plant distinguishing features.

1. From the observation page, right-click the "1123 observations" below their username and open it in a new tab/page.
2. Open the search filters, and filter by the exact date that the original observation was made.
3. Open the map view. This will show you the observations that that person made on the same day as the bug. They are most likely in the same general area. If they are a hundred miles apart because the person was on a road trip, just zoom in on the area where the original observation was.
4. Click "redo search in map area." This doesn't make a difference right now but comes into play later.
5. Fill in the taxon search field with Flowering Plants.

Now you can look through the Species tab for plants that look similar to the one you're trying to identify.

If there aren't any results that look close:

• Change the date filter from "exact date" to "month"
• Make the map search area a little larger (if you just click "redo search in map area" multiple times, it gets slightly larger each time -- at least on my computer)
• Remove the username filter to show results from other users

If there are too many results to sort through:

• Fill the taxon search field with something more specific than Flowering Plants

Julkaistu heinäkuu 17, 2023 02:08 AP. käyttäjältä clockwood