Monday, February 12, 2024

Science: Insects NOT attracted to light

Anton Petrov, Feb. 12, 2024; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

We were completely wrong about why bugs are attracted to lights
(Anton Petrov) Feb. 12, 2024:  This video discusses a new study that explains why bugs are attracted to light...and it's a bit depressing. They are not attracted to light. That is not what has been happening at all, even though we all thought that self-evidently it was.

Links: https://theconversation.com/the-surpr...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... #insects #biology #bugs
  • 0:00 Bugs attracted to light
  • 1:30 Previous assumptions that were not correct
  • 2:50 New research and how it was done
  • 3:35 Discoveries and unusual findings
  • 5:20 How this affects insects' instincts
  • 6:55 Which lights are the worst?
  • 8:00 Conclusions
  • 9:20 Variations among insects
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