hobby #210
Moth Trapping (Mothing)
Running a light trap after dark to attract, identify, and record moths, then releasing them at dawn. Involves UV/actinic lamp setup, an egg-carton box trap, macro observation of wing patterns, and logging species to build a yard list.
Jul 31 8:29 PM #210 3 min The Moth Hijacks Its Own Attitude Control
Moth Trapping (Mothing)Turns out a light trap doesn't lure moths at all — it hijacks their steering and lets them fly themselves into a box. I built one, and misidentified forty species by breakfast.
code-a-day tied to this hobby
- The Trap Is a Mailbox Message-passing concurrency (mailbox)