Spotted a bug, plant, or mushroom and wondered what it is? SpecieSense identifies the species from a single photo — and shows you why: the features it matched, where it's recorded worldwide, and an honest confidence level. If it's unsure, it says so. And it never claims something is safe to eat or touch — for that it points you to a local expert. Built for the curious — gardeners, hikers, parents fielding "what's this?". Free to try, and I'd love your feedback on where it gets it wrong.

Hi PH 👋 I'm Wayne Wang, the solo dev behind SpecieSense. I kept taking photos of bugs and plants in the garden and falling down Google rabbit holes trying to ID them. Existing apps gave me a name but never the *why* — so I could never tell if I should trust it. So I built the thing I wanted: it explains its reasoning, grounds the answer in real observation records, and is honest when it's unsure. The one rule I hold hardest: it will never tell you something is safe to eat or handle. For mushrooms and anything you might touch or eat, it explicitly points you to a local expert. I'd rather be useful and honest than confidently wrong. Try it with the trickiest photo you've got — and tell me where it fails. That feedback is gold. Happy to answer anything about how it works under the hood.

SpecieSense

Identify any species from a single photo

Identify any species from a single photo