Collecting Insects in Mescal, Arizona


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My grandfather, me, and Schamali the Siberian Husky at my house in Tucson, Arizona as the Southern California crew arrives.
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My grandfather, me, Dave Hawks, and Dave Hawks' mom.
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An auto shot of my grandfather, me, my dad (Wayne Barnes), Dave Hawks, the edge of Dave's mom and assorted dog butts.
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This is my new shed, replacing the one that burned up.
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Sunset from in front of John Rose's house in Mescal, AZ.
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Instead of looking for insects, the setup enticed the insects to come to us. We had a gas generator powering a 175W, 280V Hg (Mercury) vapor lamp to attract interesting specimens.
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People, L to R, me, my grandfather, Dave Hawks, John Rose, and Dave's mom.
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Another shot, this one with the flash on to reduce the glare of the bulb.
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White-lined sphinx.
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Dave Hawks and his housemate, my grandfather Martin M. Barnes around the collecting lamp.
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My dad and me.
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An adult Ant Lion.
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A massive Colorado River bullfrog.
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John Rose and Dave Hawks.