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[–] 3 points 1 year ago

This may sound like heresy, but hear me out.

Moths don't care about lamps; artificial lights just fuck with their sense of orientation.

In summary: they try to keep the reference light above them. Usually that's the moon, and they flight straight. But for artificial lights the angle changes, and they spiral towards it.

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