fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyz • 4 months agoMoths are indicator species, which means their numbers tell our scientists if an ecosystem is doing well or badly.imagemessage-square4 fedilinkarrow-up1188cross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1188imageMoths are indicator species, which means their numbers tell our scientists if an ecosystem is doing well or badly.fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyz • 4 months agomessage-square4 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
minus-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziphexbear4·4 months agoI was hoping someone would have an explanation but since there are none, I looked it up myself. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/30/why-are-moths-attracted-to-lights-science-answer Tldr: They try to tilt/level their wings with light source thinking it's sun. Hence they end up getting confused as the light isn't coming from the sky and their flight path gets messed up trying to align with it. linkfedilink
I was hoping someone would have an explanation but since there are none, I looked it up myself.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/30/why-are-moths-attracted-to-lights-science-answer
Tldr: They try to tilt/level their wings with light source thinking it's sun. Hence they end up getting confused as the light isn't coming from the sky and their flight path gets messed up trying to align with it.