Phil Warburton is one of millions of citizen scientists around the globe helping fill the gaps in knowledge for entomologists by taking photos of insects that 'weren't possible a generation ago'.
Phil Warburton didn't recognise the unusual looking wasp that flittered into his camera viewfinder while he was out photographing insects in the autumn of 2022, but he snapped away, taking hundreds of shots of the little creature.
The rise of citizen science applications allow for anyone to photograph flora and fauna and upload the information into an online database. "There's a whole new world of discovery that's available because we have these great cameras that allow you to see things that just weren't possible a generation ago."ABC South East NSW: James TugwellMore than 1.5 million people have submitted more than 56 million insect observations to the popular not-for-profit citizen science platform iNaturalist since 2008, with the majority since 2020.
As the top animal identifier on the site, Dr Ascher is responsible for confirming a photograph is accurate and has verified more than 1.5 million photographs.Supplied: John AscherHe prioritises identifying species in parts of the world where not much data is generated, such as South Asia and the Middle East.
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