This right here is an excellent example of why I love iNaturalist so much:
Holy Mola! The oral history of an inat identification.
People collaborating from halfway around the world to document a rare species occurrence in real time. iNat is such a fantastic resource in that regard - not only the database of observation records submitted to the site, although that certainly is a wealth of information for anyone studying a species, but the army of experts and informed hobbyists who help confirm everyone's IDs. It's an excellent educational tool if you're looking to get better at ID or just curious as to what things are living around your home; you don't have to be an expert yourself to post observations, you just have to be able to take a decent photo.
