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Sharkey Malaise Trap  

Set along a stream bed, preferably with some remnant moisture, the Sharkey Malaise Trap intercepts flying insects on the black screen and takes advantage of their instinct to move up towards light, trapping them in a collecting canister (upper left).

Photo by Kevin Holston

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