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I don't know a lot about the service, but two of the three experts are not students. The third is a PhD student which I hold in a higher regard in terms of knowledge than a typical undergrad college student. If they identify accurately I'd think it matters even less. Also, only $1 so you get what you pay for?

College students are in fact real humans....

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> College students are in fact real humans....

That is mostly true. The existence of animals with diplomas[1] is the exception to the rule.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_with_fraudulen...

But having a diploma doesn't necessaraly implies the animal studied in college. So your argument is broken.

Even if they're college students, they'll know way more than I do about plants

Oxford gives this definition of biologist:

"An expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organisms."

Well - what is wrong with that? And atleast one of them is a Phd