spotlights and reflectors to attract insects in the dark.  The light reflected on a fabric dyed green in the forest attracts insects

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Night work of collecting insects and moths from USA biologists, John Palting and Tom VanDevender. They use spotlights and reflectors to attract bugs in the dark. The light reflected on a cloth tinted with green of the forest attracts them and they are attacked by the biologists to be studied for scientific purposes in Sonora, Mexico, during the Madrean Discovery Expedition supported by Conanp. Nature Reserve, Nature conservation.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Agua Prieta, Son., México
Photo credit: © Luis Gutierrez /NortePhoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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