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Cool study, I've got this question before from my 7yo and had no idea :P If I'm reading it correctly, insects don't fly toward the light, they turn the front o
by andrewgioia 3y ago
Cool study, I've got this question before from my 7yo and had no idea :P
If I'm reading it correctly, insects don't fly toward the light, they turn the front of their body toward it. Under natural light, this helps them fly correctly ("maintain proper flight attitude and control"), but with artificial light they end up just constantly flying around the light source?
- sho_hn 3y agoNot the front part, the upper/back part. Otherwise, yes.
- rootusrootus 3y ago> they turn the front of their body toward it Google says dorsum is "back or top (dorsal) side". Kinda makes sense that they'd assume light means up.
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