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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#iNatTogether ran from September 18 through 28, and we asked one thing of everyone: bring someone outside with you and explore nature together. You did! iNaturalist Ambassadors hosted more than 280 events across the world — we loved them all, but here are just a few highlights.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beetles, birds, jumping spiders, frogs, and so much more! Since September 18, more than 4,500 people have shared over 80,000 observations of more than 14,000 species for the first-ever #iNatTogether celebration.

A mottled brown and cream longhorn beetle clings to a green stem against a black background. Text: "Trypanidius spilmani, Martinique, etiennejager on iNaturalist."

A slender jumping spider with orange and silvery-white stripes and dark banded front legs rests on white mesh netting. Text: "Leroy's Grass Jumping Spider, Zimbabwe, moira_fitzpatrick on iNaturalist."

A small dark brown frog with a thin pale stripe along its side sits on a yellow and brown leaf. Text: "Striped Rocket Frog, Panama, caribbeannaturalist on iNaturalist."

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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tarantulas, stalked jellies, stunning beetles, & so much more — you've already found so many incredible things during the first-ever #iNatTogether celebration, and there's still time! Find an event near you, meet some new friends, and get outside to look closer at your nearby nature: buff.ly/7fsX6vs

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We're hiring! iNaturalist is looking for an HR & Administrative Associate to join our Administration team. This is a hybrid role (must reside within 50 miles of San Rafael, CA). Apply by October 9: app.beapplied.com/apply/jzkmcn...

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Time to get outside & touch some grass! #iNatTogether has officially started. 😎 👀 If you want to meet new people to explore nature with, find an iNat Together event near you, hosted by some of our incredible iNaturalist Ambassadors: www.inaturalist.org/pages/inatto...

A moth sits on top of a frog with the caption iNat Together: September 18-28, 2026. Find your nature friends and get outside! A small speech bubble next to the frog says "you don't have to go far, just together!"

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This beautiful viper species — Azemiops feae — is found at altitudes up to 1000 meters in mountain areas of northern Vietnam through southern China, southeast Myanmar and southeast Tibet.

A black snake with a few spaced out orange stripes along its body and a pale-colored head.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Heads up: iNaturalist will be offline for 1.5 hours beginning Wednesday, September 16 at 9pm Pacific Daylight Time. More details: forum.inaturalist.org/t/1-5-hours-...

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Meet Pyrola sumatrana! "A rare, locally endemic tropical Pyrola species. This is possibly the first image of a living plant of this species on the internet," says Kai-Philipp Schablewski, an experienced plant identifier on iNaturalist.

Three white, five-petaled flowers grow on a thin green stem.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pollinators are struggling in a lot of places, but no scientist can be everywhere at once. September 12 is Butterfly Big Day, a worldwide day of heading outside to notice local butterflies — and helping protect them through community science.

A small orange butterfly perched on a bright yellow flower. Overlaid text reads: "If you're seeing this, go photograph a butterfly (good luck, you got this)."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

GO TOUCH GRASS (with your friends)

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are just over 320 iNaturalist observations of the Chilean Black Snail (Macrocyclis peruvianus), the largest land snail in Chile and the only living species in its genus. Read Pablo's story: www.inaturalist.org/blog/135712-...

Text over a photo of a black snail beside a ruler on leaf litter, reading "Behind the Observation · Macrocyclis peruvianus" and "Chile's largest land snail, to scale."

A quote card from Pablo Silva Reyes (sur_endemico on iNaturalist): "Macrocyclis peruvianus... is the largest terrestrial mollusk in Chile... with experts in many groups, every observation counts!"

Two photos — Pablo Silva Reyes photographing plants by the coast, and a close-up of the black snail — with text reading "Behind the Observation · Macrocyclis peruvianus" and "Read Pablo's story at inaturalist.org/blog."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

it's inevitable 🤷 📸 by Tim Paasila

A small globular springtail rides on the back of a larger, elonage plump springtail. Text says "us pulling up two hours late to the function but at least we're together."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This adorable jumping spider is Fuentes yucatan — and you're looking at the first-ever iNaturalist record of the genus Fuentes! From the observer: "It's also the first record of the genus (and species) from Guatemala. Existing records are from Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Look closely: this tortoise beetle is carrying around a dozen tiny hitchhikers. They're parasitoid wasps, each under 2mm, riding on a female Aspidomorpha chlorotica and waiting for her to lay her eggs, which they'll eventually parasitize.

A shiny, iridescent green round beetle lays on a bright green leaf. It has several small black wasps crawling around on its back.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's always a good day to admire a snail. (You're looking at the species Plectostylus araucanus!)

A yellow and orange snail with a beautiful purple and pink striped shell crawls across dark wood.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In 2021, Kevin Faccenda started walking the University of Hawai'i campus, collecting every grass species he could find. Right outside the botany building, he found one that had never been recorded in Hawai'i. He's been working on grass taxonomy ever since.

Text over a photograph reads: "Meet an identifier · Kevin Faccenda. 'If I can get some people to pay more attention to grasses because they know they can get ID help from me, then I'm accomplishing my goal of pulling the cloak of invisibility away from grasses.'" Below the text, a man in a blue button-down and backwards cap stands in a dense stand of golden grass that rises well above his head, with green forest behind. A small caption in the lower corner reads "Photo of Kevin by Jimmy Parker."

Text on a cream grid background reads: "'Grasses are the most ecologically and culturally important family of plants in the world … truly the majority of the calories we eat come from cereal grasses including wheat, rice, maize, oats, barley, sorghum, millet, and rye; or livestock who were fed these. There is beauty in grass and I hope more people can come to recognize it.' — Kevin Faccenda, kevinfaccenda on iNaturalist." Small hand-drawn stars and sparkles sit around the text. At the bottom: "Read Kevin's story at inaturalist.org/blog."

A four-photo grid titled "How to photograph a grass — advice from an expert identifier." Top left, a slender green grass flower cluster against a dark background, labeled "the full inflorescence of the grass." Top right, a macro of dry, straw-colored spikelets, labeled "a close-up of the flowers." Bottom left, a tuft of green and brown grass growing in leaf litter, labeled "the whole plant for size reference." Bottom right, a close-up of green blades emerging from dry stems, labeled "the place where the leaf diverges from the culm (aka 'stem')." At the bottom: "photos seen by kevinfaccenda on iNaturalist."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Look closer at your local lilies! This one is Lori's Water-lily (Nymphaea loriana), which is known from only 3 populations in the wild. From naturalist Dustin Snider's notes on this observation: "Visited with local botanist Dave Biggs — a bucket lister for us both!"

Close-up of a white, multi-petaled flower with a yellow center. It rests in water.

Close-up of a white, multi-petaled flower with a yellow center.

The water lily is white with green leaves and green lily-pads.

The backside of a lilypad floating in the water.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Nankeen Night Herons (Nycticorax caledonicus): always majestic, never fail to bring the mood.

A brown bird with a black head stares directly into the camera. It looks quite silly from the front view.

A brown bird with a black head stares slightly into the distance. It looks quite silly from the front view.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There are 31 iNaturalist observations of the harvestman Algidia viridata. Sebastian Doak has made 22 of them. Read his story: tr.ee/AwmgQ0_gh3

Close-up photo of a small green harvestman, spiny and moss-coloured, gripping thin green stems. Text reads: "BEHIND THE OBSERVATION · ALGIDIA VIRIDATA SSP. BICOLOR" at the top, and "Most iNaturalist records of this harvestman species come from one New Zealand ranger" across the lower half. A camera icon at the bottom reads: "seen by sebastiandoak on iNaturalist."

A quote on a cream grid background with small green and gold doodles. Text reads: "I very much believe in the power of community in onboarding people with a passing interest into becoming truly passionate about nature. New Zealand, like many countries, faces several pressures to ecosystems, and understanding what we risk losing is an important part of the story in gaining funding and momentum to protect the special places we have here, and anywhere. The more people who are connected with nature, the more people are inspired to look after it." Attributed to "Sebastian Doak, sebastiandoak on iNaturalist."

Two photos on a cream grid background: a man in orange overalls and a headlamp squeezing through a narrow gap between cave formations, and a close-up of the green harvestman on stems. Text reads: "BEHIND THE OBSERVATION · ALGIDIA VIRIDATA SSP. BICOLOR" at the top, "Sebastian Doak (@sebastiandoak)" beside the first photo with an arrow pointing to it, and "Read Sebastian's story at inaturalist.org/blog" at the bottom.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

You're looking at the first and only iNaturalist record of a Puno Shade Lizard (Alopoglossus andeanus)! Reptile identifier Pete Zani noted the keeled scales on the side of its neck, smooth and bluntly pointed belly scales, and a few other features that align with the description of this species.

A brown lizard with detailed scales and large black eyes rests on black netting.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Meet the Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei) ... "boring" only in the sense of drilling a socket into solid rock with its spines and its teeth, then living in it. Dull it is not!

A spiny round sea urchin with white spines rests in a crevice.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Behold: two Long-bodied Cellar Spiders (Pholcus phalangioides) preying on a centipede in Brazil. They're an introduced species there, and around much of the world ... you might have one near you, too!

Two large brown spiders with long legs grasp onto a brown centipede, all hanging onto their web.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"It is giving evil Olaf from Frozen," as said by the observant person who captured these amazing photos of an insect-colonizing fungus species, Erynia rhizospora, on a caddisfly.

A caddisfly with dark wings resting on a leaf. Its body is coated in fuzzy white fungus.

A person's fingertip holding up a green leaf, seen from below, with small dark specks along its surface. The caddisfly is a small speck on the leaf. Green foliage in the background.

Close-up of a caddisfly on a green leaf, its body covered in dense white fungal growth with dark markings that look like eyes and a mouth.

Extreme close-up of the white, fuzzy fungus covering the insect's body, with two dark spots and a dark opening below them.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Flatworm so green it could've been easy to miss among the moss ... but because this observer spotted it, we all get to experience these spectacular photos! There are currently only 6 iNaturalist observations of this species, Caenoplana tenuis.

A bright green, shiny worm with a red tip crawls across moss.

A bright green, shiny worm with a red tip crawls across moss. It has two darker green stripes along its body.

A bright green, shiny worm crawls across moss. You can barely see it against the moss!

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You're looking at the first-ever iNaturalist record of the fungus Xylaria fulvella, both from close-up and *very* close-up.

An orange, long fungus with a pointed end and slender body. It has black spots toward the tip.

Green oval-shaped cell-like structures lined up together float against a white background.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

May you never have a Moth Deficiency in your life. #MothWeek 2026 might be over, but these insects are still out there to be noticed!

A tiny pale straw-colored moth perched on the back of a large glossy brown beetle with black spots, on white fabric. Mottled Grass-Veneer seen by seanfraser in Canada.

A white moth with black stripes, yellow patches on its wings, and bold red and black markings on its head and thorax, resting on a wooden surface. Idalus metacrinis seen by sebastianvieirau in Colombia.

A dark iridescent blue-black moth with pale translucent spots on its wings, resting on a large green leaf. Amata luzonensiz seen by marcel-silvius in the Philippines.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

YOUR 2026 MOTH CUP CHAMPION IS THE BLACK WITCH! 🏆 Ascalapha odorata takes the crown, with the Tropical Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa zampa) coming in second place. Thank you to everyone who played along!

Text reads: "iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026 Champion." Cut-out photos of moths and caterpillars are arranged around the text on a cream crumpled-paper background.

Text reads: "iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026 Champion. Black Witch, Ascalapha odorata." A green trophy doodle sits beside the text, and a close-up photo of the moth's head below it wears a small gold crown. Photo credited to nicosalino on iNaturalist.

Text reads: "iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026 Results." Photos of the competing moths advance through green bracket lines to the Black Witch at the bottom, wearing a gold crown.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Frosted Phoenix is sometimes called the “holy grail of New Zealand moths” — it was missing for about a century and thought to be extinct ... 🧵⤵️ 📷 by community members on iNaturalist: 1. pav_johnsson 2. carey_knox_southern_scales 3. jaega #Mothing #CommunityScience

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

THE MO(TH)MENT IS HERE TO CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPION! Final Moth Cup 2026 voting opens tomorrow, July 24 at 9am Pacific, in our Instagram stories. Who wins: the butterfly-like Tropical Swallowtail Moth, or the gargantuan Black Witch? These two earned their place in the finals thanks to your votes.

Four photos: a large brown moth with tailed hindwings on a tree trunk, dozens of the same moth resting on a house wall, a black and white spiky caterpillar with orange feet, and a close-up of the moth's head. Photo credits shown: gernotkunz on iNaturalist, ml_ls on iNaturalist, tommyswift on iNaturalist, gancw1 on iNaturalist. Text: Most observed from Asia. Tropical Swallowtail Moth. Lyssa zampa. Looks like butterfly. Is a moth. Often arrives in a posse. iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026.

Four photos: a large dark moth resting on a hand, a patterned caterpillar on a palm leaf, a close-up of the moth's face, and the moth with wings spread on a stem. Photo credits shown: alehaguilar on iNaturalist, raymecarvalho on iNaturalist, nicosalino on iNaturalist, treegrow on iNaturalist. Text: Most observed from South America. Black Witch. Ascalapha odorata. Looks like it could kill you. Is a cinnamon roll. Wingspan of a small bat. iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026.

Text on a cream paper background: We started with six moths from six continents. Now, it's up to you to crown a champion. Footnote: whichever native moth that iNaturalist community members have made the most total observations of from each continent. How it works: Vote in our Instagram Stories. New polls go up each morning, Pacific time. Follow along in our Story Highlights! Voting. First round: July 17 to 19. Semifinals: July 21 to 22. Finals: July 24. Champion announced: July 25. iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Meet Urodeta conocarpi, a leaf-mining moth so small you could easily go right past it without noticing. (Though, maybe not after reading this!) ⤵️

A small reddish-brown larva with a segmented, patterned body resting on a green leaf, shown in close-up. Photographed by thomasirvine, seen on iNaturalist.

A tiny grey and brown mottled moth with wings folded, resting on a smooth pale surface. Photographed by thomasirvine, seen on iNaturalist.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For 147 years, people thought this moth was extinct. Community scientists on iNaturalist changed that. 🧵⤵️

A green and pinkish-brown moth rests camouflaged on a leaf. Text reads: "For over 100 years, people thought this moth was extinct." An orange arrow points to the moth. Photo credit: seen by cyamscott on iNaturalist.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Semifinal matchups are here! The Moth Cup continues, and these four moths are up for a spot in the finals. (Psst, the Large Yellow Underwing was our wild card from the first round!) Voting starts the morning of 7/21 Pacific time in our Instagram stories, one match per day. Who's your pick?

Graphic with cream crumpled-paper background showing photos of different moths and caterpillars arranged around the text "iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026, Semifinal Matchups."

Matchup graphic showing the Isabella Tiger Moth (orange moth with black spots, and its black-and-orange woolly bear caterpillar), labeled "Most Observed from North America," versus the Tropical Swallowtail Moth (large brown moth with tailed wings, and its black-and-white patterned caterpillar), labeled "Most Observed from Asia."

Matchup graphic showing the Black Witch moth (large dark brown moth with blue-purple sheen and eyespots, and a mottled brown caterpillar), labeled "Most Observed from South America," versus the Large Yellow Underwing (brown moth with orange and black hindwings, and a grey-brown caterpillar on a leaf), labeled "Most Observed from Europe."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Just a few of the many spectacular friends seen during this year's #MothWeek celebrations!

A yellow moth with brown markings rests on a pale surface.

A vibrant pink and yellow patterned moth rests on a green leaf.

A black, orange, and white patterened moth with striking long antennae rests on a light surface.

A deep emerald green moth with gold flecks rests on a speckled wall.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

📣 HAPPY MOTH WEEK! 📣 From now until July 26, things are going to be extremely moth-y on this page (prepare yourself). Here's a delightful little moth face (species Xanthodirphia amarilla) to kick things off.

A fuzzy moth with a black head and legs and yellow and red body perches on a leaf, staring directly into the camera. It has long, feathery yellow antennae.

A fuzzy moth with a black head and legs and yellow and red wings perches on a leaf. It has long, feathery yellow antennae.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Moth Cup is on! Six moths from six continents, head to head, and it’s up to you to crown a champion for the year. Voting starts tomorrow in our Instagram stories, one match per day. And remember, the moth that loses by the smallest margin will have a second chance in the next round!

iNaturalist Moth Cup 2026: First Round Matchups. A collage of six moth photos on a crumpled paper background, including a small gray moth resting on a daisy, a tiny yellow moth perched on a fingertip, and a large Black Witch moth spread across an open hand

Most Observed from North America: Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) vs. Most Observed from Europe: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba). Photos show the orange-winged Isabella Tiger Moth adult and its fuzzy black-and-rust woolly bear caterpillar, plus the brown Large Yellow Underwing adult with orange hindwings and its pale caterpillar on a green stem.

Most Observed from Oceania: Apple Looper (Phrissogonus laticostata) vs. Most Observed from Asia: Tropical Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa zampa). Photos show the mottled gray Apple Looper adult and its green inchworm caterpillar arched mid-loop, plus the large brown Tropical Swallowtail Moth with white wing stripes and its striking black, white, and orange caterpillar.

Most Observed from Africa: Sundowner Moth (Sphingomorpha chlorea) vs. Most Observed from South America: Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata). Photos show the marbled brown Sundowner Moth adult and its yellow-green caterpillar, plus the wide-winged Black Witch with eyespots and iridescent banding and its patterned brown caterpillar.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A rare find: Galeatus spinifrons, an Old World lace bug species introduced to North America. There are only 11 iNaturalist records of the species around the world, and you're looking at the only one from Eastern Canada (so far)!

A small black bug with lace-like wings rests on a bright green leaf.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Y'all hear we're hosting a totally serious and not at all silly competition in honor of #MothWeek? A peek at the contestants in thread. Voting starts July 17 in our Instagram Stories, so stay tuned. Feeling like we left out a moth that deserves to be in the competition? Let us know which one! ⤵️

"Six moths from six continents. It's up to you to crown a champion." Contestants are whichever native moth iNaturalist community members have made the most total observations of from each continent. "How it works: three matchups, head to head; one round per day; vote in our Instagram Stories; new polls go up each morning, Pacific time; follow along in our Story Highlights." "The Wild Card: after the first round, the moth that lost by the smallest margin gets a second chance and rejoins the bracket." "Voting — First round: July 17–19. Semifinals: July 21–22. Finals: July 24. Champion announced: July 25." Ends with "This year's contestants."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix) primarily eat amphibians, but this one chose a different kind of snack.

A dark brown snake holds a large fish in its mouth.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Only ~10 iNaturalist observations exist of Pitcairnia alata — a stunning bromeliad endemic to Ecuador and known from just two subpopulations!

Close-up of a Pitcairnia alata flower with a reddish-orange base and cream-white petals opening at the tips.

An arching flower stalk of Pitcairnia alata with orange and white flowers, against a green forest background.

A whole Pitcairnia alata plant with long green leaves and exposed roots, growing on a log.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Calling all naturalists: become an iNaturalist Ambassador! Love sharing the natural world with others? Ambassadors are community members who help introduce new people to iNaturalist through talks, bioblitzes, guided walks, tabling at local events, and more. 🧵⤵️

Two people hold up phones side-by-side with the iNaturalist app open and point it at some plants. Text overlaid says "Become an iNaturalist Ambassador!"

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Meet Spongiforma squarepantsii. Yes, it's named after who you think.

Close-up of a cream-colored fungus with a deeply folded, sponge-like surface full of rounded holes.

Extreme close-up of the fungus's spongy folds and hollow cavities.

Small, pale fungus on dark soil beside a ruler, measuring about 2 cm across.

The pale, sponge-like fungus seen from the side, resting on bare soil.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Slime molds (like this Willkommlangea reticulata) never fail to impress ... especially as you zoom in closer.

Slightly closer, you can see the ridges and grooves in the orange slime mold are beautiful and intricate.

Under a microscope, the slime mold has even more detail; round globules and long tendrils.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Pirate spiders (family Mimetidae) hunt other spiders. Many species slip onto a neighbor's web and pluck at the silk, imitating the movements of a trapped insect or a courting mate to lure the resident close ...

A pirate spider with a patterned cream, black, and red abdomen and long, reddish-banded legs, resting on a green leaf.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We're looking for a CV/ML Engineer to help us improve the machine learning systems that power iNaturalist's species identification and geographic range modeling. If you're excited to help build tools that help millions of people engage with nature, we'd love to hear from you! Apply: buff.ly/YZqaW6c

Image of flowers with text overlaid saying: "iNaturalist: We're hiring! Computer vision/machine learning engineer. Full time, remote in the United States."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

These bright yellow frogs are male Indus Valley Bullfrogs (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus). They turn this color only during the breeding season — outside it, they're a more muted green or brown ... but still always look a little like they've seen something bewildering.

Bright yellow male bullfrogs sit on top of brown females in a shallow muddy pool bordered by grass.

A bright yellow male bullfrog sits on top of a brown female. The male has blue cheek-like appendages puffed out.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

These are likely the first living photos of the isopod Nesodillo medius! According to iNaturalist community member and isopod identifier Grant Wang (ponerinecat), these photos could be the first record of the species in about 80 years.

A gray isopod with an oval-shaped, segmented body rests on some dirt.

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