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AI · July 24, 2019

iNaturalist

Real life Pokemon - identify/share plants and animals nearby

iNaturalist launched on July 24, 2019 with 11 votes, #848 of 3,025 launches that month.

What it does

Pokemon was inspired by the author's childhood memory of running around chasing after rare insects. This app was able to correctly identify the type of the butterfly from a picture of a caterpillar I shared. It's also sponsored by National Geographic

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