A common use of Flickr is to find photos. But what about finding a new species of insect?
Insect biosystematist Dr. Shaun Winterton discovered a photo on Flickr of a green lacewing taken by Hock Ping Guek (known as Kurt on Flickr). The insect was not identifiable as a known species to Winterton, and after collaborating with the photographer, a specimen was collected in the Malaysian rainforest.
How Flickr Did it Right - Jessica Sideways.com
Aug 15, 2012 @ 16:42:47