Mô hình AniMUL-v1, 30B tham số, được tinh chỉnh từ Qwen3-Omni để phân loại loài động vật qua âm thanh. Sử dụng dữ liệu NatureLM với 26 triệu cặp âm thanh-văn bản, huấn luyện trên 8x B200 suốt ~912 giờ. Hiệu suất vượt trội: 75% trùng khớp chính xác, tăng 61% so với mô hình gốc. Thử nghiệm tại animul.ai! #AI #MachineLearning #AudioClassification #SpeciesIdentification #TríTuệNhânTạo #PhânLoạiÂmThanh #ĐộngVật học #MôHìnhNgônNgữ

https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1qtf8hk/animulv1_a_30b_mo

Suppose #iNaturalist fully enshittifies (and so do all other similar #wildlife ID apps), embracing LLMs to replace human IDs with slop text, or otherwise turning evil.

What trustworthy resources would you use to identify your favorite taxa instead?

I especially welcome book / field guide recommendations, since maintaining reality-based print libraries seems essential in this historical moment, but I'm open to whatever else you might suggest.

#SpeciesIdentification #taxonomy #nature #biology

If you're in Ōtautahi-Christchurch and use #iNaturalist, we've got a free workshop happening in two weeks on how to make identifications on iNat.

Every observation on iNat needs to be identified, and often annotated, and this is all done by volunteer identifiers. 19,540 identifiers have so far identified NZ observations on iNat.

Being an identifier is useful and fun and you learn a lot. There are roles for everyone from beginners who identify an unknown observation as a daisy and annotate it with "flowering", to professional and expert taxonomists.

The workshop will cover how all this works on iNat and help everyone interested to find their right space as an iNat identifier.

It's happening from 2–4:30 on Saturday 25 October, at the City Nature Lab on the Climate Action Campus. That's where Avonside Girls High School used to be before the earthquakes.

The link contains a registration link so we can plan to buy enough nibbles and drinks to keep everyone happy.

https://inaturalist.nz/blog/117999-inat-scavenger-hunt-identification-workshop-otautahi-christchurch-25-oct-2025

#iNaturalistNZ #workshop #CitizenScience #SpeciesIdentification

'Usefulness of microsatellite loci for differentiating between Dibothriocephalus dendriticus and Dibothriocephalus ditremus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea)' - a Parasite Journal article published by @EDPSciences on #ScienceOpen:

🔎🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=47b2e45e-4e7f-4283-b9cb-11c029173903

#Parasitology #MolecularTaxonomy #FishTapeworm #SpeciesIdentification #OpenAccessResearch

Usefulness of microsatellite loci for differentiating between <i>Dibothriocephalus dendriticus</i> and <i>Dibothriocephalus ditremus</i> (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) <span class="so-article-trans-title" dir="auto"> Translated title: Utilité des loci microsatellites pour différencier <i>Dibothriocephalus dendriticus</i> et <i>Dibothriocephalus ditremus</i> (Cestoda : Diphyllobothriidea) </span>

<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1713179e211">Differentiating between two diphyllobothriid tapeworms <i>Dibothriocephalus dendriticus</i> and <i>Dibothriocephalus ditremus</i> is complicated due to their morphological plasticity, intraspecific variability and a wide range of common hosts. The aim of this study was to develop a species-specific PCR-based method for single-step discrimination between <i>D. dendriticus</i> and <i>D. ditremus</i>. Intraspecific variation and interspecific differences were analysed in subunits/spacers of nuclear rRNA genes and protein-coding genes of mitochondrial DNA. In addition, the specificity of primers designed for the amplification of microsatellite loci in <i>D. dendriticus</i> was tested on <i>D. ditremus</i> DNA. Due to high identity within the rRNA gene in these species, no suitable DNA regions could be identified for the design of the species-specific primers. A higher level of interspecific differences was detected in the mitochondrial <i>cox</i>1 and <i>cob</i> genes, in which regions containing species-specific mutations were chosen for the design of <i>D. dendriticus</i>- and <i>D. ditremus</i>-specific primers. However, their specificity was not confirmed, as the <i>D. dendriticus</i>-specific primers also annealed to <i>D. ditremus</i> DNA and <i>vice versa</i>. Of the 15 primer pairs designed for the amplification of microsatellite loci in <i>D. dendriticus,</i> 13 primer pairs also annealed to <i>D. ditremus</i> DNA. Only two primer pairs, which amplify the Dd_8 and Dd_33 loci have been proven to be <i>D. dendriticus</i>-specific. The effectiveness and high reproducibility of the Dd_8 primers were validated on ~3,500 <i>D. dendriticus</i> and <i>D. ditremus</i> plerocercoids from Iceland and Norway. These primers are recommended for future molecular differentiation between both <i>Dibothriocephalus</i> species. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1713179e274">La différenciation entre deux cestodes Diphyllobothriidae, <i>Dibothriocephalus dendriticus</i> et <i>Dibothriocephalus ditremus</i>, est complexe en raison de leur plasticité morphologique, de leur variabilité intraspécifique et de la grande diversité de leurs hôtes communs. L’objectif de cette étude était de développer une méthode de PCR spécifique à chaque espèce pour la discrimination en une seule étape entre <i>D. dendriticus</i> et <i>D. ditremus</i>. La variation intraspécifique et les différences interspécifiques ont été analysées dans les sous-unités/espaceurs des gènes de l’ARNr nucléaire et dans les gènes codant pour des protéines de l’ADN mitochondrial. De plus, la spécificité des amorces conçues pour l’amplification des loci microsatellites chez <i>D. dendriticus</i> a été testée sur l’ADN de <i>D. ditremus</i>. En raison de la forte identité au sein du gène d’ARNr chez ces espèces, aucune région d’ADN appropriée n’a pu être identifiée pour la conception d’amorces spécifiques à l’espèce. Un niveau plus élevé de différences interspécifiques a été détecté dans les gènes mitochondriaux <i>cox1</i> et <i>cob</i>, dans lesquels des régions contenant des mutations spécifiques à l’espèce ont été choisies pour la conception d’amorces spécifiques à <i>D. dendriticus</i> et <i>D. ditremus</i>. Cependant, leur spécificité n’a pas été confirmée, car les amorces spécifiques à <i>D. dendriticus</i> s’hybrident également à l’ADN de <i>D. ditremus</i> et <i>vice versa</i>. Sur les 15 paires d’amorces conçues pour l’amplification des loci microsatellites chez <i>D. dendriticus</i>, 13 paires d’amorces s’hybrident également à l’ADN de <i>D. ditremus</i>. Seules deux paires d’amorces, qui amplifient les loci Dd_8 et Dd_33, se sont avérées spécifiques à <i>D. dendriticus</i>. L’efficacité et la reproductibilité élevée des amorces Dd_8 ont été validées sur ~3 500 plérocercoïdes de <i>D. dendriticus</i> et de <i>D. ditremus</i> d’Islande et de Norvège. Ces amorces sont recommandées pour la différenciation moléculaire future des deux espèces de <i>Dibothriocephalus</i>. </p>

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UAVs as remote sensing platforms in #PlantEcology: review of applications and challenges

#UnmannedAircraftSystems | #SpeciesIdentification | #CommunityFunction

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtab089

BOLDistilled: Comprehensive but compact DNA barcode reference libraries

Anybody help me identify this wood species? It's reddish in color and has sort of a sweetish spicy scent. It's fairly lightweight, and somewhat soft. I can dent it with my thumbnail, but just barely. This panel is from a set of solid doors that I'm salvaging. Most of the panels are a single piece, not glued together like this one. Pic here is with color calibration cards I got from Amazon just for this purpose.

#woodworking #wood #speciesidentification #mysterywood #beautifulwood

Whoa, I think I identified this. I was reading an article about edible mushrooms that don't have toxic lookalikes (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-7-safest-mushrooms-to-forage-and-eat?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us) and the last one in the list was Lion's Mane.

I searched for photos on flickr, and randomly found something called the Lion's Mane Nudibranch: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/6732462701/

#MarineBiology #seaCreatures #speciesIdentification #pnw

The 7 Safest Mushrooms to Forage and Eat

Perfect for novice foragers, these mushrooms are delicious, easy to find, and are not easily confused with toxic species.

Pocket
Anyone know what species this marine / intertidal creepy crawly might be? Spotted at Albert Head Lagoon in Victoria, BC. Disturbingly large. My incomplete searches for info indicate likely venomous, as well, but unsure how much to humans. Glad I stopped my son from poking at it ... #centipede #marineBiology #marine #speciesIdentification #entomology
Hello #marinebiology people on the fediverse! Can anyone confirm this is a Porpita Porpita? Just spotted a lot of those in the sea and managed to isolate one. Is it too dangerous? #speciesidentification #science #marine #biology