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.
The number of observations submitted to the #CitizenScience platform @inaturalist is outpacing the rate at which the organisms can be identified. @...
@PLOSBiology Important counterpoint: #entomology needs funding, like a lot, and by yesterday. see:
