We left Quito at about 9:00am. We were all excited to start our research station adventure. It took us about 4 hours to reach Yanayacu. Along the way we had to drive over a 13,000 ft. pass. We saw a lot of farms that were cut right into the moutainside. People had to be climbing straight up to reach their crops.
After we reach the station we took an orientation hike and did some exploring. Collected a few caterpillars and headed back.
The highlight of the day was blacklighting. For you that don't know what that is, you put out a blacklight on a white sheet in a dark place. Insects are attracted to the light. You can attract hundreds of moths, beetles, or anyother kind of bug that happens to be in the area.
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