Project Update 2: 1000 observations!
In just four and a half months, 1000 observations have been contributed to the project by 332 different observers, an awesome achievement highlighting the incredible value of iNaturalist as an ecological database. We also recently hit 100 project members (currently 107).
I have to admit that checking the project has become a daily ritual for me when I wake up; I'm always keen to see the amazing new species that people have uploaded each day, and I'm sure the same is true for a lot of you. What I think impresses me the most is the incredible geographic spread of observations, with records from every continent including Antarctica!
The 1000th observation for the project was this amazing eyeless (!) sole, photographed by @cclborneo in Malaysia.
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How can we be sure that a photo is the first known living specimen that has been photographed ? I have many photos that are a first for iNat, and hard to find online, but I don't know if they are a first.
The project is largely designed to be a repository for images where you are fairly sure it's the first. There will inevitably be instances where photo A is deemed the first, but it turns out photo B actually came first and exists in some deep, dark, difficult to find corner of the web. If you do a decent search of Google Images, relevant database/sites, and any relevant paper and nothing turns up, feel free to add your photos :)
OK next question, how do I add a species ?
On the right hand side of each observation, there's a tab that says 'Projects'. If you click in the searchbar for that, an option will apear with this project's name, click that
@thebeachcomber Thank you.
This is a very interesting project. Thank you for creating it @thebeachcomber. :)
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