well i like science and stuff,so i want to know why bugs are attracted to light. if found anywhere please state the website/place.
2006-06-13 15:01:59 · 5 answers · asked by Jessenoob 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
There is no one reason why bugs are attracted to light. All of the following are possible in my opinion:
1) Bugs use light to navigate. The moon is a very long way from us by normal standards and the light rays which reach the earth are virtually parallel. By flying at a constant angle to these rays it is possible over a short period of time to fly in a straight line. When an insect is close to a lamp the rays are not parallel, but divergent. The effect of keeping the rays at a constant angle will be to fly round the light source.
2) Many bugs see ultraviolet light and may be attracted to flowers at night which reflect ultraviolet patterns using moonlight. Lights which emit UV rays may therefore attract such insects.
3) Both or one of the above reasons are often given by entomologists to explain the attraction to light. It is also possible, although I have never seen research on this, that bugs are attracted to the heat of the light source.
2006-06-13 15:09:40 · answer #1 · answered by chingasa 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it is been got here across that bugs see UV and IR a lot greater beneficial than we do. while flora are photographed decrease than such gentle, components of them are a lot brighter than we predict of and the climate objective suited on the nutrition and pollinating components that the flower "needs" the trojan horse to pass to. That truly expert resourceful and prescient is tousled by guy's lighting fixtures, except guy makes use of a slender spectrum yellow gentle that's ineffective for attracting bugs because of the fact it is the colour of the sunlight.
2016-12-08 09:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i think that's hard to prove and open to speculation by evolutionary biologists as to why it might be an advantageous behavior. One reason might be that they are less vulnerable to nocturnal predators if they stay in a lit area, as bats and nocturnal predatorial insects will not go near a lighted area. Another reason might be to seek out heat or to find mates by gathering.
2006-06-13 15:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by Firstd1mension 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have little eyes and needto see good light they are scared of the dark try it get aflying bug inyour hose get it in you r room and turn off lights then open your door to where there is light and it will go towards the light
2006-06-13 15:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by maria m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not attracted to light, they are actually atracted to the shadow behind it.
2006-06-13 15:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by Amy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋