light trap
noun
1
: a device that allows movement of a sliding part or passage of a person (as into a darkroom) but excludes light
2
: a device for collecting or destroying insects that consists of a bright light in association with a trapping or killing medium
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But a microphone simply listens, a camera trap quietly watches for movement and snaps a picture, and a light trap silently attracts insects.
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WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
For those who prioritize safety, a light trap like DynaTrap Flylight Indoor Insect Trap will be the best fit.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
Sound recorder and automatic light trap for recording voices and night insects.
—WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
While this team harvested DNA directly from insects caught in light traps, others may collect environmental DNA, or eDNA, that animals leave behind in soil, air, and water.
—WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
To make the light traps, scientists shine a laser through a lens above a chamber containing neutral atoms.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
This means scientists have to work at night, using light traps to attract the things.
—WIRED, 12 June 2023
Under the veil of night, ecologist Peter Houlihan inspects a light trap designed to attract nocturnal insects in Corkscrew Swamp.
—Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
Join our scientist hosts in the field for a macro photography workshop, setting light traps that allow us to capture up-close photos of some of the Amazon’s innumerable insect species.
—National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
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WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
For those who prioritize safety, a light trap like DynaTrap Flylight Indoor Insect Trap will be the best fit.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
Sound recorder and automatic light trap for recording voices and night insects.
—WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
While this team harvested DNA directly from insects caught in light traps, others may collect environmental DNA, or eDNA, that animals leave behind in soil, air, and water.
—WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
To make the light traps, scientists shine a laser through a lens above a chamber containing neutral atoms.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
This means scientists have to work at night, using light traps to attract the things.
—WIRED, 12 June 2023
Under the veil of night, ecologist Peter Houlihan inspects a light trap designed to attract nocturnal insects in Corkscrew Swamp.
—Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
Join our scientist hosts in the field for a macro photography workshop, setting light traps that allow us to capture up-close photos of some of the Amazon’s innumerable insect species.
—National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
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