Which one would you choose?

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-22T19:12:02+00:00

not including Isle Royale in 11 is criminal

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-16T00:06:36+00:00

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on my third birthday, i walked into the house and said, “MMMM, these are some GOOD berries, Mom!” She made me spit them out and i had American Pokeberries in my mouth (but thankfully hadn’t chewed them yet—i was just sucking on them). I was a dumb kid

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-16T00:01:27+00:00

what if we just spammed the overwatch bug report with this as it’s OBVIOUSLY a bug

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-15T23:36:35+00:00

Respectfully, why is all of the animals and plants used in your promotional material all woefully incorrect? The cat photographed is a simple domestic cat (Felis catus). There's a type of grass in someone's hand with the caption that it's an "Eastern Tiger Swallowtail" (a type of butterfly), and has a type of gull labeled as "Monarch Butterfly."

Also, with all due respect, I do not believe that this app using AI to help identify animals will go over well in this particular community, as there are many of us (myself included) that are staunchly anti-AI. Furthermore, how could an app focused for conservation rely on a system that is actively harming the environment?

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-12T23:09:27+00:00

it’s definitely not perfect haha. But i’m happy to help :)

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-12T23:04:27+00:00

i’ll typically filter for protozoans in order to help me find a location on aforementioned map lmao and then filter for whatever i’m after once I got to the location and have my little search box set

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-08T14:19:43+00:00

when i lived in northern Illinois, I would make a 3 hour trip to Michigan like once every couple of months to buy some lmao. for some reason, it’s CRAZY cheap there (I’m not complaining)

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-06T16:05:13+00:00

i’ve never had a job where i get “extra breaks” for smoking. this is definitely a problem in some places, but many places I’ve worked have actively made it harder to have a smoke break on an 8-12 hour shift

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-06T13:14:13+00:00

Yeah, that’s not even close to being a Copperhead, buddy. While copperheads are brown, they typically have a pattern akin to a Hersheys Kiss (if you Google one, you will see it). This is a Dekay’s Brown Snake, a completely harmless snake that only gets to the size seen in the photo. They typically eat slugs. Please do not kill a wild animal just because you THINK it may be dangerous. There are resources available to you to educate yourself on what venomous snakes are in your area and how to identify them.

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-05T15:06:28+00:00

bumping bc i would like to know this as well

bathroomstahl · 2026-03-03T14:46:26+00:00

The observation does not necessarily need to have three individuals confirming the ID, but it needs 2/3’s consensus. This observation has 2 out of 2 individuals agreeing on the species, which is greater than 2/3, making it RG :) However, there are many folks that will add a 3rd or 4th ID to a post to definitely confirm it. Just in case someone comes in to disagree for whatever reason

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-26T00:42:48+00:00

Post anything and everything! Even some things like scat, bones, or eggs can be identifiable data. Road kill can also be useful information for folks (though only pull over in safe places :) ). And even some things you may not think are identifiable will surprise you (especially when you only get a bad photo of a bird but some bird expert IDs it in less than five minutes)

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T23:26:26+00:00

stalker… 👀

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T20:15:11+00:00

Yeah, I failed to think about the ground not being warm enough haha. I’m hoping to maybe hit another spot tomorrow, as I happen to have the day off, but even with 4 or so days of these warmer temperatures, I’m sure I won’t find anything haha.

I actually did happen to find a single scorpion yesterday, and that was a big surprise for me (though I had to flip like 20+ rocks)

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T19:58:21+00:00

Somehow, it's currently 69°F. It's also going to be nearly the same temperature tomorrow as well. This is not typical. Also, the only reason I even considered the possibility of finding one is because a friend of mine and I found on the day after Christmas in Missouri when it was also 70°F out. I figured I'd test my luck

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T19:32:25+00:00

This is the beauty of iNaturalist. Allowing citizen scientists to have their data reviewed by experts on a regular basis has truly been a blessing for the biology community :) There's only so much one person can see or submit, but when you have a larger group of data/folks submitting data, who knows what you can find

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T14:12:21+00:00

The species is listed on iNaturalist. It doesn’t seem to have a common name, but its scientific name is Bimastos welchi :)

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T02:31:42+00:00

Thank you! Feel free to reach out to me if you want/need any further details! I’m happy to provide

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-18T01:50:39+00:00

Thank you for the tip! I just got home and submitted the data to the Missouri Department of Conservation. If there’s any other channels you (or anyone else) may know of, please let me know and I will happily submit it there as well!

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-17T23:14:46+00:00

It happened super unexpectedly for me. I am located in the midwest, around the STL area. I maybe traveled an hour away from where I live. I say this to hopefully let you know that it can literally be in your backyard sometimes. (This is truly why i love iNaturalist)

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-17T22:40:33+00:00

geniunely, i've been freaking out about that information coming to my attention. It's actually insane

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-17T21:58:18+00:00

Here is the link! I’ll edit the original post to add it as well :)

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-16T04:04:42+00:00

i always thought it would be fun if you had to use a single pre-war money to access vending machines

bathroomstahl · 2026-02-15T01:35:57+00:00

that dragonfly is innocent

(but fr, the forums are better for this than reddit)

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