2006-07-07 14:45:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Nocturnal insects use the moon to navigate by flying with the moon at a certain angle to their trajectory. When they encounter a light that isn't the moon they assume it's the moon and try to fly on what their little navigation computer in their brains says is a straight path but which is frequently a spiral in towards the light.
2006-07-07 15:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moths, in nature, use the moon as a guide to flying around. I think it's because they tend to fly 'toward' the moon. Lamps are brighter than the moon. Moths fly 'toward' the moon. Moths will now fly around and around a lamp.
2006-07-07 21:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by instantly_oatmeal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous answer is basically correct. When the moth flies, it keeps the light source in a fixed spot in its eye/vision. is the light source is far away (moon), it flies in a straight line. But if it is a close point source (candle) it will circle around since the spot stays in one spot in its eye.vision.
2006-07-07 22:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by jdomanico 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋