Science, asked by yuvrajkj, 1 year ago

Why are insects attracted towards light bulbs?

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merlina: The bugs attracted to the porchlight, of course! ... One of the most popular theories holds that positively phototactic insects are drawn to lights because they act like a navigational guide. Manyinsects find their way by keeping a natural light source, such as the Sun or the Moon, at a constant angle.

yuvrajkj: you can answer

yuvrajkj: but thats complex

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shraddha33204: A phenomenon called phototaxis explains how organisms respond to light with motion

shraddha33204: man-made lights, such as a campfire or your porch light, the angle to the light source changes as a moth flies by.

shraddha33204: This confuses it. “The thinking is that they become dazzled by the light and are somehow attracted,”

shraddha33204: they r actually confused btwn man made light and moon light

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Answered by tanishk37

In a behavior called transverse orientation, some insects navigate by flying at a constant angle relative to a distant lightsource, such as the moon. But around man-made lights, such as a campfire or your porchlight, the angle to thelight source changes as a moth flies by. This confuses it.

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Answered by merlina

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The bugs attracted to the porchlight, of course! ... One of the most popular theories holds that positively phototactic insects are drawn to lights because they act like a navigational guide. Manyinsects find their way by keeping a natural light source, such as the Sun or the Moon, at a constant angle.

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