The purpose of iNaturalist is to document biodiversity when and where it exists so please take pictures of the insects around you! It's ok if you catch them first, but please don't use photos taken by others or from dates prior to the project. If you have technical or other limitations please reach out and let me know.
Arthropods are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47120-Arthropoda
Insects are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs (6 legs!), compound eyes and one pair of antennae:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47158-Insecta
Non-insect arthropods like spiders, centipedes, and pill bugs are welcome additions, but you should also document true insects from 3 different orders during the semester for our iNaturalist project.
