iNaturalist is a great place to share your photos of bees and flowers. When you snap a picture of a bee on a flower, you can upload it as two separate observations: one for the bee and one for the flower. By uploading it as two observations you get one observation of the bee and a second observation of the flower. This can provide valuable information for biodiversity conservation and management, as well as for enhancing our knowledge and appreciation of the natural world. When uploaded as only one observation, you are only able to say that the picture represents a bee or a flower.
But don’t stop there! You can also take multiple photos of the bee and the flower from different angles and perspectives. This will help you and others to identify them more accurately.
Did you know that bees and flowers have many amazing features that make them unique and special? For example, bees have different colors, sizes, shapes, hairs, and wing patterns that can tell you which ...more ↓
iNaturalist is a great place to share your photos of bees and flowers. When you snap a picture of a bee on a flower, you can upload it as two separate observations: one for the bee and one for the flower. By uploading it as two observations you get one observation of the bee and a second observation of the flower. This can provide valuable information for biodiversity conservation and management, as well as for enhancing our knowledge and appreciation of the natural world. When uploaded as only one observation, you are only able to say that the picture represents a bee or a flower.
But don’t stop there! You can also take multiple photos of the bee and the flower from different angles and perspectives. This will help you and others to identify them more accurately.
Did you know that bees and flowers have many amazing features that make them unique and special? For example, bees have different colors, sizes, shapes, hairs, and wing patterns that can tell you which family they belong to. Some bees are so similar that you need to look very closely to spot the differences. And flowers have different colors, shapes, sizes, and arrangements of their petals, leaves, and stems that can tell you which species they are. Some flowers are so beautiful that you can’t help but admire them.
By taking and uploading more photos of bees and flowers, you can help iNaturalist and researchers to learn more about them and their interactions. You can also learn more about them yourself and have fun along the way.
Bottom line, by providing two uploaded observations of a solitary bee on iNaturalist, one of the bee and the other of the flower it is pollinating, you can help iNaturalist and phenology researchers to better identify the bee and plant species, and to better understand the timing and location of their interactions.
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your camera and go outside to find some bees and flowers. We can’t wait to see your awesome observations on iNaturalist. Happy bee-watching!
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