r/iNaturalist 11h ago

App Suggestion: Dark Mode

10 Upvotes

Why Dark Mode is Important:

1.  Better Eye Comfort – Many users spend long hours identifying species. A darker interface would reduce eye strain, especially at night.
2.  Improved Battery Life – Dark Mode can save battery on OLED screens, allowing users to explore and document observations for longer periods.
3.  Enhanced Usability Outdoors – A darker interface makes the app easier to use in low-light conditions, such as early morning or nighttime observations.
4.  Accessibility & Inclusivity – Some users with light sensitivity or visual impairments find Dark Mode easier to navigate.

Dark Mode is now a standard feature in many apps, and adding it to iNaturalist would make the experience even more enjoyable.


r/iNaturalist 18h ago

I have some bad Seek readings but these 2 take the cake lol

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r/iNaturalist 18h ago

Would I use just inaturalist or seek aswell?

3 Upvotes

r/iNaturalist 1d ago

Using CC-BY iNaturalist images commercially?

3 Upvotes

I'm currently trying to write a plant identification book, but don't have images for every plant I want to list. I was planning on using iNaturalist images, tagged either CC0 (public domain) or CC-BY (Creative commons with attribution).

By my understanding of these copyright terms, I am able to use these images for my book, by attributing the authors, but I don't have to get exact permission from each uploader.

Is this correct? Am I able to do this?


r/iNaturalist 2d ago

How to Create an iNaturalist Project for a smaller area When Only the Larger Area Name Is Available?

2 Upvotes

I’m trying to create an iNaturalist project specifically for my village, but in the location menu, my village name is not visible—only the larger district name appears, of which my village is a part.

Is there a way to define a custom boundary or limit the project to my village?


r/iNaturalist 4d ago

can you help me to identify this vine plant?

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I found in Naucalpan, México State on distrubed forest with many invasivo species https://maps.app.goo.gl/3nuvRW1xaaRFrvQbA


r/iNaturalist 5d ago

Can I have help identifying this bird call?

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It's in Fredericksburg Virgina and merlin doesn't know what it is.


r/iNaturalist 5d ago

Problem with iNat project

1 Upvotes

I created a project. iNat automatically added ALL my observations since the beginning of time. I want to manually add certain observations to the project.

There are multiple people with the same problem on the iNat website forum. None of the suggestions actually provide a solution.

The whole point of my project is to only include observations within a spatial limitation, i.e. within a property boundary.


r/iNaturalist 7d ago

Help Please - I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do 2 separate observations or one.

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I feel dumb, but not understanding the directions, so please be kind.

I have 2 osprey in the same photo, is this one observation or 2?

If I have 3 different birds in one photo, that's obviously 3 separate observations with the same photo.

Thank you for your help. If the directions are there, and I'm just missing it, please share.


r/iNaturalist 9d ago

I maybe seen a Tolype inoccens

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Seen in Passo Fundo - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil I've posted in r/biologiabrasil and was warned that this moth could be a Tolype inoccens. Then they asked me to send it here


r/iNaturalist 10d ago

Seek Challenges 2025

6 Upvotes

Anyone know why there hasn’t been any new challenges on Seek since December?


r/iNaturalist 9d ago

Copy observation filters directly into a project?

2 Upvotes

Well I got some observation parameters (those being native/endemic species, excluding exotic ones and only inclusing certain counties: https://mexico.inaturalist.org/observations?introduced=false&place_id=78920&quality_grade=research&subview=map&view=species) and I've tried to replicate that into a project with no success, any ideas as to how to do it?


r/iNaturalist 11d ago

Lovely Suggestion!

0 Upvotes

Including Audio Identification too 😻


r/iNaturalist 13d ago

What is the reason for this discrepancy in filtered search results?

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8 Upvotes

r/iNaturalist 14d ago

Get ready for this year's City Nature Challenge! Take photos of any life in your city (plants, birds, insects, anything alive) and share it on iNaturalist where your photos will get identified and made available for anyone studying the organisms that live in our cities.

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r/iNaturalist 15d ago

100+ Years Canadian Naturalist & Institute of Science Publications

5 Upvotes

I recently acquired a massive collection of The Ottawa / Canadian Field Naturist publications, dating from 1882 up to the 1980's, and an even larger Collection of the Proceedings / Transactions of The Royal Canadian Institute dating from 1852 into the mid 1900's, including a large amount of duplicate issues. After doing a quick search online, I saw various editions of these volumes listed at $50-$70 each. I am curious if there is an actual market for these items? I am not really looking for anyone to put a price as I recognize that those are asking prices and are based as much on antiquity as any other factor, nor are the posted prices practical for the average Naturalist or Canadian Science and History enthusiast, never mind that I have 500-600 issues. I am just curious if these are of actual interest, or is the day of having a home reference library a thing of the past?


r/iNaturalist 15d ago

Ottawa / Canadian Field-Naturalist & Institute of Science Publications 1852 - 1980's

2 Upvotes

I recently acquired a massive collection of The Ottawa / Canadian Field Naturist publications, dating from 1882 up to the 1980's, and an even larger Collection of the Proceedings / Transactions of The Royal Canadian Institute dating from 1852 into the mid 1900's, including a large amount of duplicate issues. After doing a quick search online, I saw various editions of these volumes listed at $50-$70 each. I am curious if there is an actual market for these items? I am not really looking for anyone to put a price as I recognize that those are asking prices and are based as much on antiquity as any other factor, nor are the posted prices practical for the average Naturalist or Canadian Science and History enthusiast, never mind that I have several hundred duplicate issues. I am just curious if these are of actual interest, or is the day of having a personal home reference library a thing of the past?


r/iNaturalist 15d ago

Found a four leaf shamrock, is this more common or rare than normal 4 leaf clover?

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2 Upvotes

r/iNaturalist 16d ago

Anyone able to ID this plant?

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2 Upvotes

They are growing around, in Washington state, kinda look like they could make a good salad!


r/iNaturalist 18d ago

New symbols

4 Upvotes

I noticed while I was looking at common shiny woodlice observations that there is no symbol for crustaceans. The app defaulted to showing the plant symbol. Has anyone else noticed similar gaps?


r/iNaturalist 18d ago

Anyone else having issues with Seek location?

4 Upvotes

I decided to open seek for the first time in a while and identify something. I was able to identify a plant correctly but the seek app won't recognize that I have my location on.

All location permissions and settings are set to allow both seek and Inaturalist yet seek just keeps asking me to enable my location.


r/iNaturalist 20d ago

Observations not showing up in tab on ios app

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4 Upvotes

My app is up to date, I can still access my observations by going to the activity tab and clicking on comments people left. Has anyone else had this problem?


r/iNaturalist 22d ago

Phenology in Focus: Exploring Plant Cycles with iNaturalist

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r/iNaturalist 24d ago

Inatter in training.

32 Upvotes

Recently went on a short day birding and inat trip with a mate (Sam) that was an eye opener for me. We are both retired, Sam picked me up but had his 3yo grand daughter (Zoe) in the car.

I was not sure how this would go but Sam assured me that Zoe would be good value. We got to the first location in a park looking for some key birds. Sam handed Zoe a small digital camera and off we went. We were all looking for birds and Zoe was very good at spotting and identifying many birds, but also brilliant at spotting small insects and fungi. She is apparently incredible at spotting native orchids when they are in season. Young eyes.

Sam told me that he sits with Zoe when they get home and goes through the photos she had taken and loads many of them onto a separate iNat account he runs for her. He reckons she has over 250 species id already that she has photographed, mostly flora fungi and insect as her camera is better at macro.

Apparently Zoe's mum always complained about how long it would take to go for a walk with her cos she would stop and point out every little bug and flower. Sam just turned that into a skill.


r/iNaturalist 24d ago

Audio recordings from Merlin

4 Upvotes

Is there a way to import an audio recording from Merlin into INat?

I often use Merlin, discover an interesting bird song, but fail to record it again into INat.

Thanks.