snack wrote
started this new hobby in march where i take pictures of plants or animals i don't know while i'm on walks and later try to identify them at home - it's a lot of fun!
Today my favourite was a dope little bug that i've never consciously seen before, saw a shit-ton of them and now i know its name and some random facts! Also saw a cute caterpillar, don't know what it is yet though, there's too many similar looking ones. The way they move is just too precious, i could watch them forever.
I want to do ants next, but they're a little harder to identify, i guess i'll have to do some reading on them first.
also i'd like to keep some sort of a journal to document what i've seen and make lists of what i want to see (insect bingo). does anyone have a software suggestion? tipps and/or resources for plant/insect/spider identification are also very welcome, because i'm no biologist and don't really have any idea what i'm doing, besides having fun.
NoPotatoes wrote (edited )
I like to use inaturalist.
I recently found a leaf footed plant bug while collecting pine nuts.
snack wrote
Inaturalist seems cool, thanks for the recommendation! What do you do on it, do you use it regularly?
That bug! Those hind-legs! WHAAT? So pretty! And the back too! The markings look really cool, especially on the pictures of the swedish/german versions of the article you sent.
NoPotatoes wrote
I post to inaturalist. Pictures of plants, some bugs and birds. They can help you identify species or less specific taxonomy.
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