The secret of why moths gather with street lights has been solved

‘Why do moths gather in street lights?’ Secrets unraveled

Dozens of moths are always flying around street lights in park streetlights. Some of the secrets of insects flying around artificial lighting, such as “fire moths,” have been solved. This is because artificial lighting causes sensory confusion and cannot leave the lighting A research team at Imperial College London University in the U.K. found that insects are not attracted to artificial lighting, but rather around lighting due to sensory disturbances

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Summary

The light causes sensory disturbance in the moth’s brain and cannot leave the light of the light