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Blacklighting at Ron Ehmann Park. Temps in the low 70's, moon around 28% although it hadn't risen yet.

I had two blacklight setups going in this area, both pretty close to each other. This is from the first sheet described below.

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=25.66646251245836&nelng=-80.34778778459454&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.665797682335846&swlng=-80.34960381903161&user_id=joemdo

Second sheet lit by two cheapy DJ blacklights. Other observations from this sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.666405455623483&nelng=-80.3494471898476&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.665740625182814&swlng=-80.35126322428466&user_id=joemdo

All observations from tonight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.667572521960977&nelng=-80.3455038041323&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.664913203986394&swlng=-80.35276794188059&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) during Summer 2019: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk

Blacklighting project for Florida on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida

I came out here because there is a cold front coming and wanted to take advantage of the warmer weather and darker night before the front rolls in (temps are supposed to drop to the 30's in a couple days- first time in over 10 years).

Associated with landsacped Pinus elliottii

Took out my DIY beating sheet for the first time and sampled some landscaped slash pines, cypress, red maple trees and oaks. The slash pines were the most productive by far and the main arthropods that fell on the beating sheet were spiders. I also had a couple young cuban tree frogs briefly on the sheet.

I am looking forward to trying this more often and in more areas/with different types of plants. All of my beating sheet observations from this area today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-09-03&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo&field:Entomology%20Sampling%20Method=beating

Video showing first sheet: https://youtube.com/shorts/8E6fgE5qu4Y?feature=share

Observed while blacklighting during the 2023 South Florida City Nature Challenge (CNCSOFLO). I set up three sheets in this area. Moon at ~80% illumination, winds weak. This observation is from the first sheet described below.

1: First campground area, near middle concrete slab. Lit by Bioquip blacklight (connected to camping electrical outlet) and two cheapy DJ blacklights connected to USB battery packs.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2023-04-30&d2=2023-05-01&nelat=25.75583544715886&nelng=-80.92884242721445&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.75517111618354&swlng=-80.9298241157139&user_id=joemdo

2: Second campground area, using bathroom building to tie up sheet. Lit by three DJ blacklights connected to USB battery packs
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2023-04-30&d2=2023-05-01&nelat=25.755830615674295&nelng=-80.92713386007196&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.75516628467193&swlng=-80.92811554857141&user_id=joemdo

3: Dirt road between Loop Road & first campground. Four DJ blacklights connected to USB battery packs. I lit this one and didn't check it until I was leaving, by then all the lights had died but there were still plenty of insects on it.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2023-04-30&d2=2023-05-01&nelat=25.756236459694374&nelng=-80.93021303602106&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.755903087922423&swlng=-80.93059122749216&user_id=joemdo

Project page for CNCSOFLO 2023: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2023-south-florida-cncsoflo/
Website: https://www.cncsoflo.com/
Instagram: @ cncsoflo

All of my blacklighting observations from tonight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2023-04-30&d2=2023-05-01&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&user_id=joemdo

Info about the cheapy DJ blacklights I used, 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

Lots of fun solo bioblitzing at Catoctin Mountain Park from around 7:30AM-4:00PM
All of my observations from this day:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-07-31&order=asc&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo