Ask a Bishop Museum Scientist
Found an interesting insect on your favourite plant, a plant in the forest that looks out-of-place, a colorful lizard or fish, or a piece of limu on the beach that you would be interested in knowing more about, but don't know where to start?
We've developed an online forum to help you interact with Bishop Museum's scientists. We have a flickr group called Ask a Bishop Museum Scientist. Once you are a member of flickr, you can upload digital images of the organism you've found in the Hawaiian Islands that you'd like help with identifying. Have an online conversation with one of our scientists! You'll have to help us, though, by also providing as much detailed information as you can about your specimen:
- Where did you find the specimen? Provide us with a location and the type of habitat.
- What does it look like? What was its size? What is the color? How many legs?
- Is there anything unique about the specimen?
- For plants, is it a tree, shrub or herb? Does it have flowers or fruit, and what do they look like?
We have a couple of examples already online, so click here to take a look!
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How does it work?
First, you need to sign into your flickr account. Not a member yet? Click here to become a member .
Second, click here to become a member of Ask Bishop Museum Scientist. Follow the on-screen instructions to 
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Now that you're a member of Ask Bishop Museum Scientist, follow these steps:
- Take a picture and download it to your computer.
- Sign in to your flickr account and upload your images.
- Give your image a label and write as much descriptive information about your specimen in the Description or Comment box.
- Post it to the Ask a Bishop Museum Scientist group ( Click the
button above your image). - Check back in a couple of days to see what a Scientist has to say!
- Add another comment or answer the questions the Scientist has.
Your image didn't automatically show up in the group's pool? It will appear as soon as a Bishop Museum Scientist can be contacted!
Need more information or help?
Send an email to: TalktoaScientist@bishopmuseum.org and we'll help you out!
