Blacklighting west of Doral near a quarry lake with surrounding wetlands. These are from the second sheet described below. Moon was nearly setting, around 8% illuminated
First sheet lit by a Bioquip blacklight connected to car jumper thing with a 12 volt socket. Other observations from this sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.8178534745822&nelng=-80.43265548677724&on=2022-02-03&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.817189498516733&swlng=-80.43674156372859&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
Second sheet lit by three cheapy DJ blacklights. Other observations from this sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.820185866384893&nelng=-80.43268540432756&on=2022-02-03&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.81952190339655&swlng=-80.43677148127891&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
All observations from tonight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.821215526562447&nelng=-80.4173772346504&on=2022-02-03&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=25.815903764605732&swlng=-80.45006585026123&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
Info about the cheapy DJ blacklights used on the second sheet, great for getting started with blacklighting: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
Here's a video showing the DJ blacklights in action at the Pinecrest campground (Big Cypress) from Summer 2019: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk
Blacklighting project for Florida on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida
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