Everyone can see the coordinates unless the taxon is threatened.
Obscured
Public coordinates shown as a random point within 10KM of the true coordinates. True coordinates are only visible to you and the curators of projects to which you add the observation.
private
Coordinates completely hidden from public maps, true coordinates only visible to you and the curators of projects to which you add the observation. Observations with private coordinates will still be used to verify place check lists.
Spiketails and cruisers have similar yellow-on-black patterns, but cruisers have 1 lateral thoracic strip, while spiketails have 2 stripes. Cruisers are usually found flying continuously over larger creeks and rivers, while Spiketails tend to alternate between hovering and moving, and are usually found over small streams and seeps. Here is a good web page for learning the differences between ode families: http://www.odesforbeginners.com/family_guide/fam_spiketails.aspx
The data quality assessment is a summary of an observation's accuracy. All
observations start as "casual" grade, and achieve
"research" grade when
the iNat community agrees with the observer's ID, where an "agreeing"
identification is one that matches exactly or is of a child taxon of the
observer's ID. For example, if Scott says it's a mammal and Ken-ichi
says it's Homo sapiens, then Ken-ichi agrees with Scott.
the observation has a date
the observation is georeferenced (i.e. has lat/lon coordinates)
the observation has a photo
Observations will revert to "casual" grade if the above conditions aren't met or
the community agrees the location doesn't looks accurate (e.g. monkeys in the middle of the ocean, hippos in office buildings, etc.)
the community agrees the organism isn't wild/naturalized (e.g. captive or cultivated by humans or intelligent space aliens)
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Comments & Identifications
pete could you help me distinguish this from a Tiger Spiketail for future observations? Is there a quick way to visually discern this?
Spiketails and cruisers have similar yellow-on-black patterns, but cruisers have 1 lateral thoracic strip, while spiketails have 2 stripes. Cruisers are usually found flying continuously over larger creeks and rivers, while Spiketails tend to alternate between hovering and moving, and are usually found over small streams and seeps. Here is a good web page for learning the differences between ode families: http://www.odesforbeginners.com/family_guide/fam_spiketails.aspx
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