There are some variously-imperfect methods to ID things that you can take photos of. The Seek app by iNaturalist has pretty decent AI to identify plants and an

There are some variously-imperfect methods to ID things that you can take photos of. The Seek app by iNaturalist has pretty decent AI to identify plants and animals. It can limit itself to broader IDs such as “wasp family” if it doesn’t find enough characteristics. It can also be wildly off sometimes in its specific IDs because it’s image recognition. There are also loads of dedicated Facebook groups specifically for ID. I know that some of the plant and mushroom ones are very good, I suspect spider-focused groups are similarly enthusiastic. They can also be wildly off, with the added component of traded insults between different people who are all certain they are each correct, and the others are all idiots “who wouldn’t know a recluse from a redback even after they got bit.” This could be a pro or a con, depending on what you find entertaining. State extensions are going to be the most reliable, and will likely have the most info on the obscure local wildlife. I don’t know how willing they are to ID from photos though; it may vary from place to place. They may want you to capture one and send it in.