It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

Contrary to popular lore, insects do not confuse artificial light for the moon. Skip to main content. Scientific American. January 30, 2024. 4 min read. Why Insects Are Attracted to Light at Night.

Fireflies, otherwise known as lightning bugs, are known for their ability to glow at night. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, fireflies are actually not flies, but are ...

Nothing seems to excite your average insect more than the sight of a light source—anyone who’s ever sat on their porch with the lights on at night can attest to just how frequently and ...

As you walk in a park at night, you might hear the drone of a couple of mosquitoes, or a few insects might fly into your face - or even into your mouth if you are talking (yes, it's happened to me).

Immy Smith; Source: “Why Flying Insects Gather at Artificial Light,” by Samuel T. Fabian et al., in Nature Communications, Vol. 15; January 2024 (reference) Rights & Permissions ...

At night, that used to be the moon and stars – until humans invented artificial light. "The insects treat a point light source at night very much in the same way as they would treat the sky ...

Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not ...