Male with part of his tail missing, probably from fights
With Valeri Ponzo and Don Fraser; checking out of the Garden Inn. The weather was sunny and 72 degrees with a light breeze. We left at 0730.
I was trying to get an ID on the little herp...why does this keep defaulting to 'state of matter'?
It was found in plants.
On bathroom building's wall. Covered in mites! I had a blacklighting sheet setup nearby for the 2023 South Florida City Nature Challenge (CNCSOFLO).
Video showing sheet: https://youtube.com/shorts/nitx43SqXrE?feature=share
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=2023-04-28&d2=2023-04-29&nelat=25.604175458202164&nelng=-80.55882594286926&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&swlat=25.302237257122066&swlng=-80.83691737353332&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