2020-08-01 -- Hockley Valley

First iNaturalist-focused trip outside the city.

Mosquitoes started to rob me of my ability for rational thought, so later observations become hasty.

Thoughts:

• Take / keep taking an anti-histamine
• Try carrying the picaridin-based repellent in an accessible pocket so it can be resprayed whenever necessary.
• Switch back to a high-DEET repellent if it continues to not work. And/or wear gloves? The hands were the worst.
• Take more photos of leaves of flowing plants, other contexts on other plants
• The cell phone macro lens works surprisingly well but focusing is hard. Take 4k videos when it's too much of a stretch to look at the screen, and screen cap them? Or switch to another app that can do MF / bursts.
• Take more angles on spiders when possible
• Maybe some catch/release collection equipment for arthropods (clear plastic bottles, I don't know)

Posted on August 2, 2020 07:04 PM by crustaceansoup