Comment on Stereotypes
lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoBut why are they flying towards the lamp? They don’t fly towards the sun. Or are they flying around the lamp? I’m confused
Comment on Stereotypes
lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoBut why are they flying towards the lamp? They don’t fly towards the sun. Or are they flying around the lamp? I’m confused
thepig@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
New high-speed camera footage shows that they basically fly around the lamp, not directly towards the lamp, they must always keep their back facing the light, that’s how they know they are flying parallel to the ground, by flying with their backs facing the sun or the moon. Now with artificial light they get confused and fly around and around occasionally bumping into the light cause they get to close, something that wouldn’t happen with the sun or the moon.
youtube.com/shorts/7mG7RH2XY-g
lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
You just turned a regular moth month into moth education month.
Seriously, thank you! It makes a lot of sense now