Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that s not exactly what s going on, a new study suggests.
Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that s not exactly what s going on, a new study suggests.
Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights. But a new study suggests that s not exactly what s going on. Rather than
It’s a question we’ve all wondered at some point: why do insects spend their evenings swarming around artificial lights? Scientists have now come up with an answer using high-speed cameras and motion capture tech to map out their flight paths in 3D.
Scientists suggest a new theory as to why insects are attracted to artificial light sources, saying that the illuimination messes with their sense of direction.