A global community of nature enthusiasts
photographing and learning about wildlife
Nature enthusiast with an M.S. in Medical Entomology, specializing in mosquitoes and ticks.
Connecticut, USA
We're calling for your best wildlife photos! The mission is for spottings submitted in 2019 fitting in our special ...
This mission was created to document the occurrence of parasitism of arthropod species by fungi.
Every bit of plastic ever made still exists somewhere in the world and the environmental impacts of plastic ...
Where there is life, there is death. Death and decomposition are a natural and sometimes beautiful part of the ...
This mission is now terminated; please watch out for the new 2019 Best Wildlife Photo mission! We're calling again ...
Life and mathematics are intimately implicated. And this relationship is visible now and then. If you see it, take ...
Herbs & spices have been used since ancient times. They have been used for cooking, as medicines, in religion, ...
I love reptiles and I am really interested in finding out what type of reptiles live in this area. I can't wait to ...
This mission is about showing the beauty of all kinds of decay processes which are usually the basis beginning of ...
A mission to document the beautiful snakes species from around the world.
The ideal spotting would include a close up of the flower, a clear shot of the leaves, a picture of the whole ...
The principal value of the virtual world of orchids, is to preserve, catalog and identify the different and ...
One of the most striking survival strategies of animals is mimicking their environment. Mimetism can be used for ...
The mating rituals of some animals are wonderfully bizarre and each species in animal kingdom has a different ...
We're calling for your best wildlife photos! This mission is open to all members from all over the world and will ...
Papua New Guinea is the eastern half of New Guinea and its outlying islands in the South West Pacific. Its many ...
Nonflowering plants (ferns, mosses, liverworts, lichens, marine algae & water ferns, hornworts, horsetails, ...
Pink is a beautiful color. Working together, this mission could be filled with stunning pictures of everything ...
Fresh waters are wellsprings and reservoirs of life. Wildlife in fresh waters and wetlands include: vernal pools, ...
Nothing is more symbolic to life in this world than the egg. Like wildlife itself, eggs come in all shapes and ...
The color red is a bold color that represents passion. We would like to create a collection of wildlife images ...
The color red is a bold color that represents passion. We would like to create a collection of wildlife images ...
If you find an animal or plant that is not it's normal color, please add it to this mission. Though rare, ...
This fascinating beetles belong to the family Cerambycidae are know as Longhorn Beetles, Long-horned Beetles or ...
Help us rediscover the beauty of our Northeastern coast by submitting your photographs and videos of wildlife near ...
This mission is about mapping all the different kinds of fruiting bodies around the world. This doesn't ...
All trees and shrubs welcomed! This mission is created to survey Eastern North American trees and shrubs. A ...
We're calling for your best wildlife photos! This mission is open to all members from all over the world and will ...
my teacher challenged me to find the weirdest animal ever and i want to find it
Adirondack Mountains New York Biodiversity Mission:: to explore and document all the wonderful plants and animals ...
Raptors (Birds of Prey - Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Owls and Vultures) are found throughout North America - from the ...
If you look carefully, there are signs of wildlife everywhere. From subtle animal tracks and abandoned spider ...
Flies are everywhere and quite frankly, I think they get a bad rap! Yes some can eat disgusting things, annoy you ...
What did you find on your homeschooling adventure? Share photos of the plants, animals, and whatevers that you've ...
Mission for those slimy, but often beautifully colored molds that are often confused with fungi. Now a global ...
This is not for jumping organisms! This mission is focusing on the Auchenorrhyncha suborder (Free-living ...
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs. The International Society of Arachnology is the ...
Lichens are the symbiotic union of a fungus with either a green alga or a cyanobacteria. They are very different ...
Make your yard wildlife friendly, take a picture, and share it with us. Do not encourage wildlife to visit your ...
Record, identify, and compare species of wildlife spotted in our neighborhoods and vacation destinations during ...
Moths? Yes: a world of sphinxes, hawks, owls, tigers, and scary eyes, all waiting for you outside your door. In ...
Mantids are amazing insects! Unusual and alien looking. Considered good luck in some cultures, these predatory ...
Snakes play vital roles as mid- to top-level predators in our natural ecosystems but they are often very ...
To create a magnificent collection of images of your favourite fliers. Not just birds, but bats, insects, even ...
New York ,Pennsylvania, Connecticut,Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and ...
Millions of city-dwellers walk their local streets every day, but many overlook the multitude of animals and ...
Fox squirrels and grey squirrels are two of the most familiar species of wildlife in many neighborhoods and ...
The representatives of Hymenoptera order display a remarkable diversity not only of shapes and colours, but also ...
Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on Earth. They are found on six continents in almost every ...
We want you to help us build a photo collection of flowers from around the world. Show us what flowers are ...
The surprise visitors that we stumble across while either minding our own business, or exploring our environment ...
An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed ...
There are over 10,000 living species of birds on the planet. They can be found in ecosystems across the globe, ...
Lethal fungi, habitat loss, and predators have caused severe declines in amphibian populations around the world. ...
It would be so interesting to see all the yellow flowers, fruits, insects, animals of the world.
Where have you seen a Monarch? Help document Monarch migration by posting photos of your spottings.
Mushroom ecology is a pivotal orientation point for exploring urban systems. Help us gather important data and ...
Dragonflies and damselflies are agile insects of the order Odonata. With a worldwide distribution and over 5,000 ...
While we are all so focused on animals in nature, we ignore the fact theres wildlife in our own zoos. edit: I ...
There are so many incredible animals in the color blue. However, at the same time, they are few when considering ...
This mission is designed to encompass the vast diversity of wild flowers in the Pacific Northwest from British ...
The goal of this project is so fill out as many organisms as possible for the Pacific Northwest and create a ...
This mission is designed to track wild raptor migration in the Northwest of the United States for bird enthusiasts ...
The Garden Island, Kaua'i Wettest place in the world. Let us help in saving the biodiversity of this Garden ...
The assassin bugs, family Reduviidae, is one of the largest families of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There ...
Some of the most remarkable nature and wildlife can be seen right in your own backyard! The focus of this mission ...
Insects are the most important pollinators of flowering plants (Angiosperms). They are very valuable for humans, ...
Across North America ladybug species distribution is changing. We're asking you to join us in finding out where ...
This mission is to document the incredible architectural abilities of animals from all genera.
The WILD Foundation works to protect & interconnect at least half of the planet’s land & water to sustain the ...
The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle from Asia that is wreaking havoc on local ecosystems. To date, ...
It seems that everywhere we look we see butterflies and moths, but we never seem to think about where they came ...
Butterflies and Moths are insects of the order Lepidoptera. Their brilliant colors have inspired artistic ...
Our mission is to find and photograph as many insects in the New England area as possible!
There are many beautiful and unique larva forms such as caterpillars that we never even notice until they turn ...
To document all types of flowers in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, ...
To document backyard birds from PA, NY, WV, VA, OH, CT, and NJ.
We're calling all citizen scientists to help track 17-Year Cicadas! Join the World Science Festival Cicada Count ...
I think it would be great to pull together and identify as many insects in the state of Connecticut as possible.
Our mission is to find and photograph as many insects in the New England area as possible!