How to make a light trap to collect insects | Natural History Museum

Light traps are a great way to get to know your local wildlife. Find out how to build a simple light sheet so that you can go on your own insect spotting adventure (even if it's just to the bottom of your garden).
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[@kawaiisenshi2401]

Thank you! This was super helpful!

[@chandrasekar7578]

Iam doomed, I thought he traps light.. :/ I wonder how he could trap light and I saw this video and I found out that he traps insects.. I ll attract insects easily by keeping a stale food.. :/:/

[@curtiss.arnold1318]

Me all the way to the last step: oh hell yeah, that's cool, they caught an invasive stinkbug! Me at the last step: oh. Well...

[@xx_shrek_kawaii_xx]

The natural history museum is based in London UK. That stink bug is native to the UK not invasive

[@WafflesssFalling]

Thats.... that's because they're filming where the bug ISN'T invasive

[@trenaebowers1968]

I have a grow light that usually attract love bugs without any white Sheetz

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

release?

[@seeyoulateralligator3945]

They say to release the animals at 58s

[@erenieeteiovakcho113]

Did you capture moths?

[@NaturalHistoryMuseum]

Hello, moths are definitely something that could be attracted to the trap and I think I spotted a moth on the sheet in the video. Everything is released after studying it though, so it's not caught for long.🦖

[@Polish_Pierog]

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