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30 January 2026

WHY BUGS FLY INTO THE LIGHT… Most people know insects swarm around lights – even flames – but it’s not because they love danger. Many night-flying insects navigate by keeping a constant angle to the Moon, which helps them fly straight. Artificial lights confuse this system. A nearby bulb is much closer than the Moon, so maintaining that angle makes the insect spiral inward. Flames and bright lights can trap them in endless loops, sometimes fatally. It’s not attraction—it’s a navigation error caused by modern lighting colliding with ancient instincts.

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