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Started the 2022 City Nature Challenge with a lot of blacklighting. I had five sheets set up in different areas, mostly lit with cheapy DJ blacklights connected to USB powerpacks (the kind used to charge phones). This observation is from sheet one described below.

1: Mitchell's Landing campground, first campground area. Bioquip blacklight hooked up to the campground outlet.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.755746895753024&nelng=-80.92789229991335&on=2022-04-29&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.75508256428238&swlng=-80.93072799107044&user_id=joemdo

2: Mitchell's Landing campgrond, second campground. DJ blacklight connected to USB powerpack.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.755755887564277&nelng=-80.92570411775625&on=2022-04-29&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.75509155614391&swlng=-80.92853980891334&user_id=joemdo

3: Tree Snail Trail (Tamarind Hammock). DJ blacklight connected to USB powerpack.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.747477184243454&nelng=-80.94486235556553&on=2022-04-29&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.746148425078704&swlng=-80.95053373787971&user_id=joemdo

4: Open area near pineland habitat down Loop Road. DJ blacklight connected to USB powerpack.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.759964683149978&nelng=-80.9992368213993&on=2022-04-29&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.759300375275487&swlng=-81.00207251255638&user_id=joemdo

5: Open area near pineland habitat down Loop Road. DJ blacklight connected to USB powerpack, sheet was on the ground with light facing up.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.760631804715654&nelng=-80.99933288273188&on=2022-04-29&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.75996750057368&swlng=-81.00216857388897&user_id=joemdo

All observations my blacklighting observations from Loop Road on this night:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.935061779589986&nelng=-80.25360325039185&on=2022-04-29&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.594952276971277&swlng=-81.70547712282098&user_id=joemdo

Here's a video showing the DJ blacklights in action at the Pinecrest campground (Big Cypress) from Summer 2019: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk

Info about the cheapy DJ blacklights used on the second and third sheet, great for getting started with blacklighting: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light

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

One of the best nights of blacklighting I have had so far! Temps were in the low 70's, there was some light wind, making for difficult photography at times but it wasn't too bad. Lots of bigger insects came to the first sheet so I didn't spend as much time on the tiny stuff and probably missed lots species. I also met a couple really cool guys that were into bluegrass music so I had crunchy tunes to go along with the blacklighting goodness.

I had two sheets set up, this photo is from the second sheet described below, which I didn't spend as much time at.

First sheet was at the first Mitchell's Landing Campground with an RV hookup and regular power sockets. I was using my Bioquip blacklight hooked up to the power there and also changed the position of the sheet ever so slightly so it was a little bit further from the big oak here and maybe was a little more exposed.
All observations from the first sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.75581877096547&nelng=-80.92848461106104&on=2022-02-28&place_id=any&swlat=25.755154439896867&swlng=-80.92983537153731&user_id=joemdo

Second sheet was in a random little area right off Loop Road that mostly had pines. Not an ideal setup but I didn't have a lot of time and wanted to try a new spot. I lit this sheet with two cheapy DJ blacklights.
All observations from the second sheet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.753631626006754&nelng=-80.93233231414365&on=2022-02-28&place_id=any&swlat=25.75230293568458&swlng=-80.93503383509619&user_id=joemdo

All observations from tonight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.75688987500895&nelng=-80.92476405596601&on=2022-02-28&place_id=any&swlat=25.751575170341294&swlng=-80.93557013977617&user_id=joemdo

Here's a video showing the DJ blacklights in action at the Pinecrest campground (Big Cypress) from Summer 2019: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk

Info about the cheapy DJ blacklights used on the first and second sheet, great for getting started with blacklighting: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light

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