Are you ready for this month’s Seek challenge? Get outside and give it a go.
Seek: Indicator Species Challenge
This Nature Challenge was created by Seek (by iNaturalist):
Your mission:
Healthy ecosystems provide us with benefits like clean water and air, carbon storage, and habitat to support biodiversity. A diversity of plants and arthropods are found in all types of terrestrial ecosystems.
Find 5 plants from the families:
- Asteraceae (Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies)
- Fabaceae (Legumes)
- Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
- Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
- Malvaceae (Mallow and Hibiscus Family)
- Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family)
- Passifloraceae (Passionfruit Family)
Find 2 arthropods (insects, arachnids, crustaceans)
What is Seek? And how do you get started?
Seek (by iNaturalist) is a kid-safe app that helps you explore nature and get to know your local species!
Seek identifies and names plants, animals, and fungi by using the camera on a phone or tablet device. Seek also provides facts about the species you observe to deepen your understanding.
You can use Seek anywhere! Try your backyard, local park, or a nature reserve. Exciting new challenges are released monthly.
To try Seek, ask your parent or educator to visit the iNaturalist website. Or, they can click here for more information.
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