Please help with IDs
The fastest way to learn spiders is to try and ID them. Why not try help us nudge our spider observations to species level where possible?
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Pot-luck: Any spiders needing ID:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&project_id=spiders-of-cape-town&place_id=any
You can refine this by placing any family or genus in the "species" box. ID your favourite group! -
Spiders needing ID at Order level
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual%2Cresearch&project_id=spiders-of-cape-town&lrank=epifamily&place_id=any -
Spiders needing ID at Family & Tribe level
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual%2Cresearch&project_id=spiders-of-cape-town&lrank=subtribe&hrank=family&place_id=any -
Generic level observations needing identification
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual%2Cresearch&project_id=spiders-of-cape-town&lrank=subsection&hrank=genus&place_id=any -
Species needing confirmation (the nudge to Research Grade)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&project_id=spiders-of-cape-town&hrank=complex&place_id=any -
Review Research Grade observations - are they right?:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=research&project_id=spiders-of-cape-town&place_id=any
Remember to agree if you are certain of the ID.
All these links use the Identification Tool - which is super efficient. Take a two minute tutorial in how its works (or review it if you need a refresher).
https://vimeo.com/246153496
