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After dinner, I watched a pair of White-tailed Kites
After dinner, I watched a pair of White-tailed Kites 		A crow mobbed (chased) one of the kites
A crow mobbed (chased) one of the kites		 Sun set and shadows emerged on the sycamore
Sun set and shadows emerged on the sycamore		 At least 3-4 Big Brown Bats foraged over my head next to the oaks
At least 3-4 Big Brown Bats foraged over my head next to the oaks
Here's the black light setup
Here's the black light setup		 It attracts all kinds of insects which land on the sheets
It attracts all kinds of insects which land on the sheets 		Grasshopper
Grasshopper		 Leaf Hopper
Leaf Hopper
Long-horned Beetle (look at those antenna!)
Long-horned Beetle (look at those antenna!)		 Moth mimicking a wasp
Moth mimicking a wasp		 A real wasp
A real wasp		 Ant Lion
Ant Lion
Lots of moths
Lots of moths		 Moths in colors like green
Moths in colors like green		 and salt and pepper!
and salt and pepper!		 Scareb Beetle (notice its antenna!)
Scareb Beetle (notice its antenna!)
Wood Cockroach (a native)
Wood Cockroach (a native)		 Something special that got the entomologists excited
Something special that got the entomologists excited		 Preying Mantis on outside of restroom (a native)
Preying Mantis on outside of restroom (a native)		 Sun Spider (with fungus)
Sun Spider (with fungus)

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Trude30-Jul-2012 03:41
The Santa Ana Mountains Natural History Association presented a Potluck, Twilight Hike, and Blacklighting for Insects event at Casper's Wilderness Park recently. Entomologists Larry Shaw and Lee Shoemaker put out their black lights and sheets to attract insects from the surrounding areas so we could look at them. It was a lot of fun!
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