Important Rules for Creating Species Hunt Posts !

Here are some important rules that you should read first and keep in mind while writing up your Species Hunt post for the DNA Identification Program. As we try to compile your work on a publicly visible website one day it is necessary to keep these rules. Otherwise we would only create unnecessary confusion and work for everyone that is included in subsequent compilation, transformation, an presentation work.

• First of all and MOST IMPORTANT ! If you cant provide the proper information and pictures, please wait until you can. Quality Is Most Crucial withing the DNA Species Hunt. Give your very very best in creating the posts
• Use the proper title "DNA Species Hunt - Species Name"
• Use a title picture which includes "DNA Species Hunt"
• Include as many pictures as possible which underline Spread, Appearance, Diet, Behavior and Particularities of the species. The minimum number is stated under the dummy pictures here in the template.
• Do Not put any texts on your pictures. We will assure that you will be credited properly once we use your posts for external purpose.
• Use the following tag as the first tag while posting your entry: #dna-species-hunt.
• And again, as it is most important! If you cant provide proper information and pictures, please wait until you can. Quality is most crucial withing the DNA Species Hunt. Give your very very best in creating the posts.

This stated, here is the Template for you ^^

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SCIENTIFIC SPECIES NAME

_{Title picture including showing the species itself and the "DNA SPECIES HUNT" tag}

Classification

The shown species belongs to ... text text text ... Add add a brief explanatory text in here. Filling out the Classification bullet points is necessary and crucial for a Species Hunt in the framework of the DNA Identification program. In case of doubts we also created a #identification-request channel in our discord where we can discuss things like this as this can be sometimes very hard ...

Classification:

• Kingdom: ...
• Phylum: ...
• Class: ...
• Order: ...
• Family: ...
• Genus: ...
• Species: ...
  
  

_{At least one good and representative picture showing the species in total}

Common Appearance

This exact species is has a unique appearance.. It body is .. It legs and arms/whatever .. If it spreads its wings they have a size of ... Especially mention-able are the hairs on its eyes, which have the purpose of ... text text text ... Add explanatory text in here where the species is described in great detail and even in greater detail after describing it in great detail ...

Appearance:

• Body: ...
• Eyes:
• Legs:
• Other dominant visible characteristics ..
  
  

_{Several pictures are needed here. At least one good and representative picture for each bullet points that complements the discussed appearance of species above.}

Places of Spread

This exact species is mostly spread in .. and can be especially found in .. There are varieties like ... Thus it can be said that this species like and prefers for example cold and dark places or sunny and dry ones or so on ... text text text ... Add explanatory text in here where the species can be found and is spread around the world. Add some comparisons and information about its environmental preferences to it and so on ...

Spread:

• Mainly found in : ...
• Also spread in: ...
  
  

_{At least one good and representative picture showing the typical habitat of the species}

Diet

As in the part for "Appearance" this part is there for explaining the diet of the described species ... text text text ... Add explanatory text in here where the species is described the diet and varieties ...

Diet:

• Major Diet: ...
• is there a minor diet too ?
  
  

_{At least one good and representative picture that shows the diet of the species. Preferably in "action" and for each kind of diet}

Peculiarities and Rarity

In this part for you can explain some peculiarities of the species of your choice and discuss the species in terms of rarity ... text text text ... Add explanatory text in here where the particularities and rarity is discussed...

_{At least one good and representative picture that shows the peculiarity of the species}

Discovery Statistics

• Tell us the approximate location (GPS coordinates along with the city and country name) and the month and year in which they found them (This is helpful when we will compile everything in the future afterwards).
• If possible, the image should be properly time-stamped. Also tell us the month and year when you clicked the image.
• In case the species is a migrating species or a hatching one, this would be valuable information indeed and should be added.
  
  

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Information Usage & Copyright Declaration:

The information provided in this post is provided based on my own observation. The pictures used in this post are original and taken by myself, @SpeciesHunter, with a XYZ camera. I allow DNA to use the images and the information provided for DNA work within their publicly visible projects.

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DNA searches for HIGH-QUALITY posts that aim to DESCRIBE and determine the BIODIVERSITY AROUND YOU with added EXPLANATIONS and INFORMATION. For these informative posts DNA offers a CURATION SERVICE using the Hive account@dna.org account. It is also a CURATION TRAIL. In addition we run the SPECIES HUNT which aims to COLLECT and COMPILE the BIODIVERSITY all over the world on an external and public accessible website.

Best wishes, the @SpeciesHunter ^^

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