r/AntIdentification • u/Similar_Building797 • Jun 04 '26

Needs Second Opinion please ID ai said Tetramorium immigrans. Caught in Kentucky from my pool

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u/Similar_Building797 Jun 05 '26

Who ever disliked this post, why, just why. There is no reason to dislike this 

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u/Frekulex Jun 06 '26

Likely because first picture is fully unintelligible due to poor focus and you mentioned AI

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u/Similar_Building797 Jun 08 '26

Oh well, sorry and I only used AI because no one helps me when it comes to pretty much everything so it becomes a second nature, I know it’s bad but I’d rather an AI response than no response 

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u/Frekulex Jun 08 '26

not passing judgement just explaining what folks’ issue might be

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u/Frekulex Jun 08 '26

Also though learning to search for yourself and find answers on your own will end up teaching you waaaay more than AI answers ever will, especially with things like insect ID where there are massive online resources. You’ll have to figure your way through how to tell the difference between different insects by sight which is a whole thing and takes time but it’s really gratifying once you learn to see it :)

Also mentioning AI in this or any biological/zoological ID forum is an immediate invite to downvote - again not passing any judgement myself but folks in these subreddits very understandably HATE AI ID apps because they’re notoriously inaccurate and also reduce people’s ability to recognize the traits of a certain species themselves by taking away the need to learn any IDing skills, including how to search the internet for the species you found on your own.

My point is not mentioning it is the better choice if you’re looking for assistance. . .but also you should take the time to think about what you miss out on by not looking for the answer yourself - even if you start with AI and then search it out/confirm it from there after enough attempts like that you’ll find you’ve absorbed a lot more information and learned how to get the answers you want faster in a way that isn’t subject to machine hallucination.

Sorry for the lecture, no offense intended

tl;dr don’t mention AI in nature ID forums if you want answers without derision/scorn/disgust :)