Why are moths attracted to bright lights?

[SandyDown]

hmmmm still wondering about Moths

Yeh still wondering about them moths and other fireflyes

[Diver]

Yeh still wondering about them moths and other fireflyes

What moths?

[DimPrawn]

Moths aren't attracted to light, they are simply scared of the dark.

HTH

[Diver]

Moths aren't attracted to light, they are simply scared of the dark.

HTH

Sorted

[SandyDown]

Moths aren't attracted to light, they are simply scared of the dark.

HTH

Or is it the heat???

See answer above, if they really are scared of the dark, then they'd get up during the day and sleep at night, but they prefer to be up during the dark... hence not scared of the dark, they love it, but they have this fatal attraction towards the light ...

[TimberWolf]

They think it's the way out of a big dark room.

Houseflies like circling lights that aren't even on.

[Diver]

They think it's the way out of a big dark room.

Houseflies like circling lights that aren't even on.

They are just waiting!

Devious ferkers

[Bob Dalek]

They use the moon to navigate. Other light sources are, to them, "the guiding light". They spiral around lights, and eventually hit them, as they are trying to keep the light at a certain angle to their flight path. I know all this because I went to school.

[Diver]

They use the moon to navigate. Other light sources are, to them, "the guiding light". They spiral around lights, and eventually hit them, as they are trying to keep the light at a certain angle to their flight path. I know all this because I went to school.

Why don't ducks and pigeons do it then smartass?

[TimberWolf]

They use the moon to navigate. Other light sources are, to them, "the guiding light". They spiral around lights, and eventually hit them, as they are trying to keep the light at a certain angle to their flight path. I know all this because I went to school.

I went to school too, but didn't use the Moon. I sometimes navigate using the Moon in the car though. Quite handily, if you trace a line going through the shadow of the Earth's eclipse on the Moon (I forget the common name of it) to ground , this is South. They don't teach this at school either.