where I live, there is enough insects that even LEDs get swarmmed, sure way less than other light types, but with enough insects in the area it will still attract enough to be labeled as a swarm

there is a specific insect, native to where I live, that seasonally appears in the hundreds during their mating season and swarm literally every outdoor light possible

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cover photo by cgp grey

first heading of the article says that it's wrong and that I shouldn't read it

I wonder when the next cgp grey video will come out. It's been a long while.

That's not my experience. I have a nifty one AAA battery LED light, and when it's dark and warm out, and I turn it on, immediately mosquitos come to me. It's so irritating, sometimes I just don't turn it on, and I keep it off when entering my house, to avoid dragging the insects with me inside the house.

Also, cool guys don't look at explosions.

Cool, for the curious,

Flying insects use moonlight to navigate. Since the moon is always above them, they orient themselves so that the light shines on their backs. That’s how they stay upright in flight.

Moonlight contains ultraviolet (UV) and infrared wavelengths because it is merely reflected sunlight. Insects cue on UV, believing it to be the moon. When artificial lights transmit UV they look like moonlight so insects orient their backs to it. Consequently they circle the light and even flip upside down when the artificial light is pointing up to the sky!

Incandescent lights transmit UV but LEDs do not. Insects are far less attracted to LED.