http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/ Your Questions, Our Answers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:21:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/#comment-437 m w Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:40:39 +0000 http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/#comment-437 here's a link to a "howstuffworks" article on insects and attraction to light... here’s a link to a “howstuffworks” article on insects and attraction to light…

]]> http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/#comment-436 shreeya_ekta Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:11:47 +0000 http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/#comment-436 The moon is so far the spiral inwards towards the moths and the moths fly in straight line they fly in curve around the source of another bright source of travel across the moont is less chance of course they fly in curve around the moth flies and starlight moths and starlight moths and birds that fly in. The moon is so far the spiral inwards towards the moths and the moths fly in straight line they fly in curve around the source of another bright source of travel across the moont is less chance of course they fly in curve around the moth flies and starlight moths and starlight moths and birds that fly in.

]]> http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/#comment-435 Roger S Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:16:12 +0000 http://www.about-lamps.com/are-night-insects-attracted-to-lamps-because-of-heat-or-light/292/#comment-435 The light is the major attraction. Night flying insects use the moon as a navigation aid. It is fixed in position, and the insect "knows" it is flying on a straight cource as long as the position of the "bright light" remains the same. If the insect were to change course, the position of the moon would either move in front of it or behind it. This is precisely what hapens when a moth flies past a candle. The moth then circles the flame, because it is the only way the insect can keep the position fixed. In human terms, this would be as confusing as stepping out of bed, only to find the mattress directly back in front of you. Humans can tell when they are circling things because of motion sensors in our inner ear. Insects don't have these sensors, except for houseflies. They have a gyroscopic device which consists of their second pair of wings. Flies "fly" using both sight and balance, don't rely on visual cues and are the most skillful fliers of all insects. The light is the major attraction. Night flying insects use the moon as a navigation aid. It is fixed in position, and the insect “knows” it is flying on a straight cource as long as the position of the “bright light” remains the same. If the insect were to change course, the position of the moon would either move in front of it or behind it. This is precisely what hapens when a moth flies past a candle. The moth then circles the flame, because it is the only way the insect can keep the position fixed. In human terms, this would be as confusing as stepping out of bed, only to find the mattress directly back in front of you. Humans can tell when they are circling things because of motion sensors in our inner ear. Insects don’t have these sensors, except for houseflies. They have a gyroscopic device which consists of their second pair of wings. Flies “fly” using both sight and balance, don’t rely on visual cues and are the most skillful fliers of all insects.

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