Identifying bugs is about the same, sometimes you'll see a wasp where the only difference between it and an entirely different species is how far the black gradient on its wings go and the size of its eyes, and sometimes youll see something that you literally cannot place what the hell it is and you just have to hope iNaturalist and bugguide can save you. I have seen the same paper wasps 400 times. Ladybug identification is the bane of my existence. Plain green caterpillars could be anything at all and no one actually knows which is which until they become a butterfly or a moth. Not sure why I'm saying this but good god i sympathize with bird watchers
i've been moaning about the lack of resources on PNW native snails and then i started trying to compile a database and now I'm like. i get it. i get it scientists. there's so many.
As someone who studies ecology and evolution, I have felt this mood when I’m getting real tired of trying to look up on databases what species the skull im identifying is or what species I’m documenting in the wild. Sometimes you’re just like “this might as well be this species. I’ve been looking on databases and in books for like a day now and I have more animals to identify.”
Let's not forget that one woman who discovered a dozen new species of wasps just by looking in her garden, which means that there's always a frustrating chance that you might be the first to discover something, lol
inaturalist is an awesome app where you can take a pic or vid of ANY animal (or plant) and the other users (millions) will identify it for you. Most the ppl who use it are biologists, teachers, and zoologists so the it’s really accurate. Post the location (just the region) and some of its behavior and you get really specific results within a couple minutes. If you’re thinking of getting into animal/plant watching this is a great way to start!
I like how the last chunk of this bit is griffin independtly coming to the idea of a Genus
Identifying bugs is about the same, sometimes you'll see a wasp where the only difference between it and an entirely different species is how far the black gradient on its wings go and the size of its eyes, and sometimes youll see something that you literally cannot place what the hell it is and you just have to hope iNaturalist and bugguide can save you. I have seen the same paper wasps 400 times. Ladybug identification is the bane of my existence. Plain green caterpillars could be anything at all and no one actually knows which is which until they become a butterfly or a moth. Not sure why I'm saying this but good god i sympathize with bird watchers
This is actually incredibly cool
i've been moaning about the lack of resources on PNW native snails and then i started trying to compile a database and now I'm like. i get it. i get it scientists. there's so many.
I just can't comprehend a hobby that garners sympathy...
I would commend you on being able to look at bugs up close! In my eyes, you, my friend, are a scholar of demons and I salute your grim interests!
This is too real, at this point I have a folder on my laptop of pdf versions of local arthropod ID books and I still sometimes can tell ants apart
Griffin's fixation with Reince Priebus is starting to unnerve me.
To be fair it is a funny name.
PHILLIP MENGEL it is admittedly
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT REINCE PRIEBUS
Because of this question I have the phrase “dickbilled prebis” in my head almost 24/7
As someone who studies ecology and evolution, I have felt this mood when I’m getting real tired of trying to look up on databases what species the skull im identifying is or what species I’m documenting in the wild. Sometimes you’re just like “this might as well be this species. I’ve been looking on databases and in books for like a day now and I have more animals to identify.”
Let's not forget that one woman who discovered a dozen new species of wasps just by looking in her garden, which means that there's always a frustrating chance that you might be the first to discover something, lol
inaturalist is an awesome app where you can take a pic or vid of ANY animal (or plant) and the other users (millions) will identify it for you. Most the ppl who use it are biologists, teachers, and zoologists so the it’s really accurate.
Post the location (just the region) and some of its behavior and you get really specific results within a couple minutes. If you’re thinking of getting into animal/plant watching this is a great way to start!
I can't believe Justin spliced his WR bird footage
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birdwatchers
Assume this is the list griffin finds
Put a link to the scoreboard in the description!
*eBird wants to know your location*
MERLIN APP MENTION!!!!
SHOUTOUT MERLIN MY GOOD FRIEND MERLIN
Nightjar... The odds they found the same one as Drawfee lol