Patrick Simmons+FollowHow 14,000 People Counted Iguanas From HomeWild! Nearly 14,000 volunteers teamed up online to help scientists count endangered Galapagos marine iguanas—all from drone pics. Turns out, spotting these camouflaged reptiles is way harder than it sounds (they blend in with volcanic rocks!). The coolest part? Regular folks’ counts were surprisingly accurate, especially with better photos. Now, researchers are mixing in AI to speed things up. If you want to help save these iconic lizards, you can still join the project! #Science #GalapagosIguanas #CitizenScience40Share
megangibson+FollowUltra-Rare Dragonfly Spotted After 100 Years!Imagine spotting a creature almost no one’s seen in a century! That’s what happened in South Africa when a group of local citizen scientists found a super rare sable cruiser dragonfly. Only about 20 sightings since 1920! Their discovery is shaking up what we know about the species’ range and raising wild questions—like, has it always been there or is climate change moving things around? Love how everyday people are helping science in real time! #WildlifeDiscovery #CitizenScience #Biodiversity #NatureNerds #RareFind #Science20Share
Michael Flores+FollowFamily Finds 'Extinct' Red Mushroom!A family in Sri Lanka just snapped a pic of a wild, bright red mushroom in their garden—and it turned out to be a fungus last seen in 1919! Scientists thought Mutinus bambusinus was extinct, but nope, it just popped up in someone’s yard. Turns out, these funky stinkhorns rely on flies to spread their spores, and they don’t even need bamboo to grow. Citizen science for the win! Who knows what else is hiding in our backyards? #CitizenScience #Fungi #Biodiversity #NatureDiscovery #Stinkhorn #Science41Share
