Jumping spider with green iridescent chelicerae
Beautiful tiny resupinate fungi about 12mm diameter with smooth tan 'tops' and a pale tan colour to the gills. Spores turned out to be dark brown-purple.
After studying these shots at home I realised it was a fungus I spotted just over a month ago. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/216... I was impressed with the changes so decided to post. This one is quite leathery on top and down the stipe and has an attractive silver-on-black and deep magenta sheen. The magenta tint seems to be remnant of the deep red margin on the younger version. The stipe is also very tough, clearly demarked, also with fine pores. The pored surface is still brilliant white with small round pores. About 90mm wide.
Another tiny 'upside down' fungus (about 12mm); frosty grey on brown cap; gills also pale grey and slightly adnexed.
This moth was about 35mm long; with wings closed it had patterns of orange and grey with ribbing and spots visible. Also noted a gorgeous salmon pink colour hidden within but visible as a tuft above the thorax and folded wings at the rear. Abdomen looks quite long for this family and antennae are very simple. (guessing female)
Mapping Nature on Your Smartphone
For the developers at New York start-up Networked Organisms, smartphones are the butterfly nets of the 21st Century. Their tool, Project Noah, lets people upload photos of plants and wildlife around them, creating a map of the natural world and contributing to scientific research in the process.
What kind of beetle? This app knows
Bespectacled scientists of yore would carry around hefty field guides, made up of hundreds of pages of text and photos. But these days, smartphone owners have a lighter option: an app called Project Noah, which aims to help people identify plants and animals as well as collect data from "citizen scientists" about where certain species are located.
Designing ecosystems for talent development
Project Noah enables us to be part of a more focused online community where we can learn more about wildlife around us and contribute to scientific research. It pulls participants into deeper, more meaningful engagement by enabling people to go on “missions” to collectively map changes based on sightings.
A smart way to save wildlife
A modern invention that may also hold the key to saving species in the future. Project Noah is a global study that encourages nature lovers to document the wildlife they encounter, using a purpose built phone app and web community. In addition to the virtual "collection" of species, Project Noah encourages citizen science by linking up with existing surveys including the International Spider Survey and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.
Dial-a-Class
New mobile applications include a tool called NOAH that lets you take cellphone pictures of bugs and trees and then sends back an identification of the exact type in as little as 24 hours.
