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Re:Why flying insects gather at artificial light by andrewgioia on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:40PM (#39193899)
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?

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Re:Why flying insects gather at artificial light by rootusrootus on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:43PM (#39193937)
> 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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Re:Why flying insects gather at artificial light by sho_hn on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:43PM (#39193935)
Not the front part, the upper/back part. Otherwise, yes.
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