• Kalvin@lemmy.kadaikupi.space
    6·
    2 days ago

    Memes aside, so far I know moths aren’t obsessed with lights, but they confuse the lights as a path to exit a room. However, no, it actually isn’t the exit. So I think we can help those moths leave a room by turning off the light and letting the moths find the lights from outside, like open windows or doors.

    • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Well, almost. They use the moon for navigation like we used to use stars on the open sea for navigation.

      Light bulbs mess this up because suddenly after a bit of travel the “moon” is in a wildly different place than before, tripping them up because they can’t process why that happened.