headbutt the light when they know it hurts,yet they keep doing it
2006-06-22 15:36:41 · 7 answers · asked by imright 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
its b/c they use light to navigate and when the sun is down the brightest thing they can see is the light from a bulb and so they keep it at the same angle in their eye(which is why you see them go in circles) and just fly closer and closer untill they hit it
2006-06-22 15:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Moths are positively phototactic.
It's possible that moths have an escape-route mechanism related to light. Imagine disturbing a bush-full of moths at night -- they all fly up and out of the bush, toward the sky. To a moth in danger, flying toward the light (which is usually in the sky, or at least upward) tends to be a more advantageous response than flying toward darkness (which is usually downward).
2006-06-22 22:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Olive Oyl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moths are mostly nocturnal and are drawn to light in the dark just like deer are attracted to cars headlights at night. The light seems to mesmerize them.
2006-06-22 22:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by cool water 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're about as ignorant as some humans I know, and hear about. Sad but true.
2006-06-22 22:42:29 · answer #4 · answered by bankshot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is like those wacky teenagers, they know smoking is bad, and they still do it.. and later on in life, they want to quit!!
2006-06-22 22:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by mystery t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they're nutters!
2006-06-23 04:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're stupid
2006-06-22 22:39:37 · answer #7 · answered by Pie Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋