Why Do Moths Fly to Light?

lday at iquest.net lday at iquest.net
Tue Jul 15 11:20:15 EDT 1997


A moth friend tells me that moths also fly to microwave-emitting things
or radio towers or similar, that the moon and stars idea of navigation
is wrong because moths are most active on damp cloudy nights with no moon.

He says no one really has a convincing explanation for why light attracts
them and that it would be a good research project, as if anyone would
ever have money for that, sigh.

Liz Day
LDAY at iquest.net 
Indianapolis, Indiana, central USA, 40 N latitude, zone 5.
http://www.iquest.net/~lday



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