Next time you're outside, look a little closer at the forest floor, or even a patch of dirt. There's almost always a chance you'll find something wonderfully weird-looking (that's a compliment) — like this Chlorovibrissea melanochlora.
There are currently only 25 iNaturalist observations of this stunning spider, Micrathena furcula! Over 100 Micrathena species have been described, and all of them are equally awe-inspiring to behold.
📷 f-sundw on iNaturalist
📍 United Kingdom
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To everyone who has ever added an ID to someone else's observation, whether it was your first or your millionth, thank you for volunteering your time, expertise, curiosity, and mentorship!
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This amazing little hydroid earns its name: Tricyclusa singularis is the only species in its genus AND its family — and right now, you're looking at one of just two records on iNaturalist.
500,000 people have now contributed identifications on iNaturalist! When you upload an observation, it's often someone else who tells you what you found. Identifiers make iNaturalist work as both a learning community and a biodiversity data resource.
📷 osoandino on iNaturalist
📍 Ecuador
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📷 jbehun on iNaturalist
📍 Canada
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📷 annie-lily0042 on iNaturalist
📍 Australia
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For most of the year, adult Plains Spadefoots (Spea bombifrons) bury themselves underground ... & then they emerge when warm temperatures & rain finally arrive. This amphibian breeds in temporary pools & races the clock: eggs hatch in 48 hours, & tadpoles metamorphose in two weeks. Spectacular.
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We’ve crossed an incredible milestone: more than 500,000 people have become identifiers on iNaturalist. Many of you reading this know that when you upload an observation, it's often someone else — an…
