Carl the moth man
Carl Barrentine is a retired biology teacher who loves moths. He's what is called a "moth-er."
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Carl Barrentine inspects a moth caught in a trap on the deck of his home near Latah Creek Golf Course, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Spokane.
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Retired biology professor Carl Barrentine is a "moth-er," someone who studies moths as a hobby. Here he inspects his moth traps on the deck of his home near Latah Creek Golf Course on Sept. 20, 2023 in Spokane. Barrentine uses ultraviolet lights to entice the insects into traps he places outside his house.
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Retired biology professor Carl Barrentine inspects his moth traps on the deck of his home near Latah Creek Golf Course, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Spokane.
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A moth flies over retired biology professor Carl Barrentine's shoulder as he inspects the moth traps on the deck of his home near Latah Creek Golf Course, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Spokane. Barrentine uses ultraviolet lights to entice the insects into traps outside his house.
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Retired biology professor Carl Barrentine is a "moth-er." He captures moths outside his Spokane home every night from March through November and documents what he finds.
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Carl Barrentine examines a moth attracted to one of his ultraviolet lights on Sept. 1, 2022, in his Spokane backyard.
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