Have you ever seen an insect or plant that you could not identify and wondered what it was? This new (to me, at least) app, allows you to snap a picture and get an immediate suggestion for what the picture is showing.  What’s more, it locates the photo by GPS to allow researchers to track where these species have been located so they can look for long-term changes in populations.  You can read the fascinating story of how the app was developed and how it works at https://baynature.org/article/identify-anything-anywhere-instantly-well-almost-newest-inaturalist-release/.

(Photo by Jessica Weinberg McClosky, Golden Gate National Parks)