Nice highlight @PLOSBiology of the role and importance of organism identifiers at #iNaturalist. That is, the experts putting in the time to figure out the taxon of the animal in my and your photos.
My huge appreciation to these experts, particularly in #entomology, for they often take the time to educate me and point me to resources for identifying #nativebees #insects #arachnids and more.QT: https://fediscience.org/@PLOSBiology/109324740975116417
@PLOSBiology Important counterpoint: #entomology needs funding, like a lot, and by yesterday. see:
RT: https://mastodon.online/@alexwild/109332122801627431
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