See the Araba Bioscan Project page for background information on the project and methods.
This week, the sample was collected using 95% denatured ethanol. This is a test of the effect of the denaturing compound used in Australian ethanol (Denatoium Bensonate 5ppm MIBK) on samples for barcoding.
Sunrise and sunset sourced from Sunrise-Sunset and relate to the listed date. All other measurements are calculated for the 24-hour period to 09:00.
| Date | 30 Jan | 31 Jan | 1 Feb | 2 Feb | 3 Feb | 4 Feb | 5 Feb |
| Sunrise | 06:20:58 | 06:22:01 | 06:23:04 | 06:24:07 | 06:25:09 | 06:26:12 | 06:27:14 |
| Sunset | 20:13:00 | 20:12:14 | 20:11:27 | 20:10:39 | 20:09:49 | 20:08:58 | 20:08:05 |
| Mean temperature (°C) | 16.5 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 22.2 |
| Max temperature (°C) | 17.4 | 33.0 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 30.1 | 34.5 |
| Min temperature (°C) | 13.7 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 16.6 |
| Mean humidity (%) | 98.7 | 74.7 | 73.8 | 81.0 | 61.2 | 62.6 | 70.4 |
| Max humidity (%) | 99.0 | 99.0 | 87.0 | 98.0 | 93.0 | 90.0 | 97.0 |
| Min humidity (%) | 97.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 33.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 |
| Mean soil moisture (%) | 55.1 | 44.8 | 33.8 | 45.8 | 43.2 | 34.9 | 41.4 |
| Max soil moisture (%) | 66.0 | 60.0 | 38.0 | 72.0 | 50.0 | 38.0 | 66.0 |
| Min soil moisture (%) | 47.0 | 38.0 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 38.0 | 32.0 | 30.0 |
| Mean relative pressure (hPa) | 1015.7 | 1014.5 | 1018.7 | 1012.9 | 1014.6 | 1013.5 | 1012.7 |
| Max relative pressure (hPa) | 1020.3 | 1018.6 | 1020.8 | 1018.6 | 1016.6 | 1016.6 | 1014.9 |
| Min relative pressure (hPa) | 1012.3 | 1011.9 | 1017.3 | 1009.0 | 1012.2 | 1011.5 | 1010.0 |
| Mean absolute pressure (hPa) | 938.3 | 937.1 | 941.3 | 935.5 | 937.2 | 936.1 | 935.3 |
| Max absolute pressure (hPa) | 942.9 | 941.2 | 943.4 | 941.2 | 939.2 | 939.2 | 937.5 |
| Min absolute pressure (hPa) | 934.9 | 934.5 | 939.9 | 931.6 | 934.8 | 934.1 | 932.6 |
| Daily rainfall (mm) | 16.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Sunshine hours | 0.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
| Max solar radiation (W/m2) | 146.8 | 1055.7 | 1125.5 | 935.8 | 957.9 | 1031.3 | 953.0 |
| Max UV index | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Mean wind speed (km/h) | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Mean wind direction | 108.5 | 86.3 | 73.9 | 119.8 | 359.1 | 53.7 | 53.9 |
| Max gust (km/h) | 7.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
BOLD identification: Arachnida
Pseudocyclodinus unifasciatus
Taxon in COL
BOLD Australia taxon page
