All or Mothing (2)
/After we finished eating barbeque, lots of sides, and dessert….we waited for it to get dark so that the bugs (including moths) that are active at night and attracted to light would come to the lights with sheets set up in a nearby field.
I took some pictures as the daylight waned…haybales in the grassy areas surrounded by trees…Bull Creek nearby.
Finally - it was dark enough for small insects to be seen on the sheets.
One that was a bit larger was new to me --- owlfly…a predator of other insects.
I was more interested in moths that anything else. Only one showed up before we left: a sphinx moth that was rather drab…no color even when one of the interns moved it around to expose more wing surface and body!
It was an enjoyable evening, and I hope we do it again next year…and that it won’t be quite so hot. This would be a great place for a walk…even if it was just back along the ruts of the road!
