The REAL reason moths fly towards light 💡
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Modz ?? It's moTHS
Agreee
I said that to a Walmart employee after they helped me find a pair of shorts.
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So this is kinda like being underwater and suddenly not only is there a light above you, but also under you, and now you don't know which way the surface is.
So... let me get this straight...
Moths go towards my lamp post... not because they navigate by some celestial body.. instead.. the use a celestial body to navigate and it ends up that they circle my lamp post.
Yep... that clears up a lot. Thanks!
They use the sun (light) as a cue of what position to keep their back facing, so it’s different than using the moon as a gps to tell them which direction to go
Thank you! The difference between the "old" theory and the new is really not great enough to say that the old theory is flat-out wrong.
What about nighttime when there is no sun
He didn't explain it that well, but the 'old theory' was that they try to maintain a constant bearing based on the position of the sun or moon, and so they do a controlled spiral into the lamp as they try to ascend. This is different because this is an *uncontrolled* spiral. The part about confusing the lamp for a celestial body is still true, it's just that the specific mechanism that causes them to crash into it is different.
Yeah, as an entomologist i think this guy either didn't explain something critical here, misunderstood something about the first signal, the article was about daytime insects and not moths, or i dunno...
What if my special someone is a moth?
Or they like science trivia.
Give them a back rub.
Just turn on lamp dummy.
No offense btw
Turn a light on
Boy do i have good news for you
mothman is doing barrel rolls around a lamp
They use moonlight in the same way as sunlight. What hijacks their navigation is the dorsal light response. Which can be from any prominent light source, including moonlight at night.
Nice start to the video 😂
I was so excited and immediately let down 😂
@@holy_oreoo8594same lmao
😢
May the world acquire this knowledge
I wish they would do tests on how different colors affect them
"Your wish has been deeply considered, but ultimately declined out of lack of interest or reasoning."
@@iLoveBigKnockers rule 156 Doctor Bright is not allowed to summon spectral moon moths with an led lamp (no source)
@@thatidea24 Ew, a furry
@@iLoveBigKnockers dissapointing behavior. also, whats to say they are a furry? and if they actually did happen to be a furry, so what? like get over it. doesn't affect you, so quit being unnessecarily rude and unpleseant about furries existing. its anoyying and mean. =|
This supposed to be highest likes comment instead of those overused joke
A moth must have burnt itself on the candle flame after pondering,
Perhaps in this very burning, lies the pleasure of existence.
Insect black holes are an awesomely terrifying idea
“Because the light was on” - moth
aww poor moths :( this is like trying to go further north while you're at the north pole, you'll just circle the place forever...
Moths are so cute idk y ☺️
It’s cause they’re just fuzzy butterflies, what’s not cute about that :)
Silk moths are the cutest. I'll die on this hill.
I’ve seen hundred of moth flying around some lights in a suburban area. One of the scariest things I’ve seen
They're small and fluffy, with big eyes. Also dumb, and harmless. And prettyeif you look at them closely.
Ik, they're so fluffy
Man this is pretty heartbreaking
So instead of a psychological thing they couldn't avoid, it's a physiological insect body horror type of thing they couldn't avoid.
Insects serve important purposes in nature. Please turn your outdoor lights off.
But moths are attracted also to lamps with access from one direction only (like ceiling fluorescent tubes).
Moth be like: Why is "Up" "Forward" now?
This doesn't actually explain why moths are attracted to lights though. It's not like they fly upward toward the sun, but they do fly upward toward porch lights
It may be wrong that moths use the moon and other celestial bodies to navigate, but you've got to acknowledge it's in the right ballpark 😂
So the Pale King should have used a lamp for the Radiance
Moths during the day: "Praaaaiiise the Sun!"
Moths during the night: "Praaaiiise the- bleh! Praaaaiiise the- blargh! Praise th- praise th-! praise-! Bleh! Bleh! Bleh!"
So what you're saying is....Moths confused the lights with the moon until a few days ago!
Wow, guess you learn something new everyday. Appreciate the knowledge, some guy on RUclips a few years ago told me knowledge will make me successful 😂😂 Jokes aside, thanks brother and stay safe.
THANK YOU! i have been hyperfixated on lepidoptera for a few months, and recently my old teacher has requested me to teach for her sometime in the spring when they get caterpillars, and this fact REALLY helps! 🙏 teaching children the truth is the best
Isn't it just a more detailed explanation of why their GPS goes haywire?
So if you put lights on the floor do the try to fly upside down? Or set the floor on fire in a dark room?
moths are cute, i just dont want them flying around my face and ill adore them
I skipped the video and came back to know that bummer impressing tip 😂😂😂😂
Wait, so does this mean moths don't have that sense we do of which way down is? Or does it just not work well in flight? Cuz like, I don't need to look up at the Sun to see which way is up...
i have 2 pet moths, my lamp brings all the boys to the yard
I got a butterfly stuck in my laundry room last night. Silver-spotted skipper, skipped its butt all over my ceiling light.
I think there are some colored lights that bugs don’t see or hardly see so they don’t get pulled in
during nuptial flights termites do this, too, but that doesn't quite answer why theres so many of them bunching up around the lightbulb if thats the case
I actually did work experience at a research centre doing a study on this, and we set up a moth trap as they explained how they work!
it's so cool that science adapts and changes with new information, kind of like the opposite of religion
That genuinely had me in the beginning.
The cute special someone I wanted to attract was a moth.
Still doesn't explain why insects fly towards the light in the first place, does it?
After careful research, the moths fly with back turned toward the light making them fly into it because they fly upwards not forwards
@isaacpahl690
Not all lights are up
@@_Shiptoster_ I mean, in nature 99% of the light at night is up.
@@tonydai782
Sure, but I'm talking specifically about light that isn't natural
I was always told it's because they get close to it, there eyes don't adjust to the dark, they get spooked, and fly back, and they just can't go anywhere until its day. Lol
THIS is what I needed
I actually got to see the setup for this experiment at Imperial College London! It was extremely cool.
Also a gr8 way to rack up iNat observations. 🦋
But what happens to them at sunrise and sunset?
I'm honestly suprised that natural selection hasn't already taken care of this. Electric light has been around for a while now, especially for insects that have a very short live span and therefore produce many generations in just 1 year.
I guess it's not THAT big of a deal for insects.
I thought because the light is hot and at night is cold...
So basically the samw answer. They use it to help navigate while also using it as a gyroscope l
I like the ones as big as your hands. Lol.
The crew and i in the woods have seen the catapillar larva of a cecropia moth. Would love to see those more in the wild.
I thought it was just to find mates.
Only explains why they get stuck near the light. Why did they fly towards the light in the first place.
Everyone knows that moths actually go towards light because they believe that the light is The Radiance!
As a moth I can confirm that It's true
What is that moth at the end? It's beautiful
IIRC, that's an Atlas moth.
Edit: Looked it up, and yep, it's an Atlas. Fun fact, they're one of the biggest moths on Earth.
@@lunalgaleo1991 thank you!! I learned something new :-)
@@marlesimms 😁 No problem. I love bugs. They're so cute!
Also loved that "BUT THAT'S WWWRRROOONNNGGGG" 😂
Nacho libre
It's the same theory but worded differently...
The poor moths
Can't wait to find out. Is it because moths ... are idiots?
I thought you were going to say "because they can see things around the light…"
This is not a butterfly
*IT IS ELEPHANT MOTH*
What if.... We put a moth and a Firefly in a room together???!!😮
It's a Pixar movie waiting to happen. The whole day moth would tease the firefly but as soon as it gets dark it'll be attracted by the firefly's beautiful dump truck!!
Thank you for telling me how to stop my moth infestation in my home, I'll just get a flamethrower with a lamp
Why donthey keep their back pointed up..doesn't everyone agree that seems random..except to avoid being blinded or burned by the light?
Moths are assholes. Now fights me, absolute radiance
awh man now i feel bad for them
Moths use the sun to keep themselves level? Do they not know which way is up? I know they're just moths, but surely they must know when they're upside down.
Have you seen this little boy who named his pet moth Mothew?
Science be like "do you want to know why humans enjoy strawberries? We've picked up ten humans and found out their grandmas made strawberries jam, their grandma was lovely so strawberries remind them of strawberries jam that reminds them of grandma. So now you know why all humans love strawberries. And remember, they all love strawberries and grandmas, obviously." Ok science just do it 🤖
At first I thought you were gonna give away a good info who knew you were gonna give away a great info.
You litrally just said that the old theory is wrong, here's the new theory according to the latest research and its the same thing. The theory hasn't changed??
But then there is the flame! :-O
Moths are nocturnal, though
Does that mean their altimeter goes heatwire!
so.....they dont mistake the lamp for the moon, they mistake it for the sun ?AT NIGHT ? they are even dumber than we expected.
Don’t think of it as light. Think of it as energy. The energy from an artificial light with have them spiraling down 🌀
Has the same effect on humans
The bugs are not attracted to bistro lighting, so I use this instead the porch light.
I like Norm Macdonald's explanation better
And in what way is the new research explaining it? This sounds like "six of one, half dozen of another."
I dont get it? Can someone explain more simple 😭
Moths try to fly so that the sun is oriented above them. They think lamps are the sun, so they try to keep it above them, which basically means flying in circles around it until they crash into it.
@EdKolis if they use the sun to orient themselves how come they're nocturnal? I'm genuinely asking
@@star_of_666 good question...
So basically it’s just a different way of saying the first one was right.
Darn, so they aren't even wanting to go there? Oof
So,moths come to light because they think it's the sun or moon?
I had one hope today...
Why in the world haven't they evolved to adjust to this relatively new thing, by now? I mean, freaking frogs can change their sex all within MY lifetime, why haven't insects figured this out yet?!
I thought they go to the light to mate ☠
So it means they are not flying into light
But they just making back to face light
But what about sun sun is also not always in right in top of sky
There is thing like morning what about that?
That was wrong! But also completely correct
Does anyone see moths anymore though?
Certainly not as many as there used to be
But what about flies flying around a light that's off?
That doesn't make sense. If they point their butt towards the light, then they would fly away from it. But they fly towards the light.
when he said " this isn't the video for you" I said "Okay thank you" and scrolled
So then they do use celestial bodies to navigate.
Wait so why do flies always land on my lights even screens
MAWS
This explanation leaves me very skeptical. Doesn’t explain why they’re pulled towards a light.
Random question the caps on bath and body works hand sanitizer are either black or white but what do they mean? 🤔
does this works with moth-girls? asking for a friend.
Isn't everything attact to light? Even for humans if you turn on light at the pitch black night, ppl gonna go toward you to check it out
So... They do confuse it for the sun/moon after all?
Sounds odd: Gravity would have been more reliable.