Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects

Re:Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects by hinkley on Thursday August 06, 2020 @02:33PM (#24074000)

I have a fallow field, and in perhaps two hours of dedicated observation I've got about 10 species of insect I need to identify, and for a couple of them I'm not even sure what kind of bug they are (I'm probably going to have to scan a field guide).

The lot is between the river and our local garden district. I suspect I'm part of a migration route between them (I figured I was too far from the river for dragonflies, but I see at least 2 a day) It's changing my plans for the space a bit.

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Re:Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects by reportingsjr on Thursday August 06, 2020 @07:50PM (#24076611)

Would highly suggest checking out the iNaturalist app. It doesn't always nail down insects/plants/etc, but a lot of the times it gives you a good guess and other, more experienced people will come along and give a better id.

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