To Ben for asking, and to Guy for the explanation and work. I have no problem with having my images frassed if they're redundant. I only upload so many sometimes because I'm not sure which detail or angle is going to be the one that helps determine ID. I do see there's currently only one other ventral shot in the Guide, and it's darker than the one I posted. The rest I can understand, as there are plenty of photos of this species here at different angles.

always free to move your image back to where it was. Ventral shots are not particularly helpful for these guys unless you can actually see details of femoral spines and other things that are too small to see in an overall ventral image.

Good to know. Thanks!

Why are you frassing these? They are sharper and clearer than half the submissions for this species.

images when I see a multitude of images taken of the same specimen that are not important for identification purposes and do not include any ID discussion. This species is commonly photographed, and the additional images are not necessary to maintain. Yes there are worse images of this species in the guide, but single, poor images may be the only record for a particular state, so I leave those until I have time to poke around in the state records. I frassed hundreds of images in the silphidae, simply because they only added confusion for those looking to ID something, now that area is much more streamlined and easier to navigate. I do not take my grassing lightly, and only do it when I am confidant I am making the guide better, especially if I am currently working on research in that area, like I am currently with weevils...Sometimes that steps on the toes of folks that like Bugguide for the pretty pictures, and thats fine that people do, but this site is now way more valuable than just pretty pictures, due to the diligent work of both photographers and entomological specialists.