WTF is up with Moths...someone explain this!

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Posted by Jackson on Aug-09-2004 21:17:

WTF is up with Moths...someone explain this!

Someone please settle this for me.
Why are moths attracted to light? In the day time you hardly ever see a moth flying about, then when its dark and you have a tiny light on you get surrounded by moths.
Also how come if you have a fire at night you never see moths, they allways go for artificial light.

Posted by enferno on Aug-09-2004 21:20:

Re: WTF is up with Moths...someone explain this!

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Originally posted by Jackson
Someone please settle this for me.
Why are moths attracted to light? In the day time you hardly ever see a moth flying about, then when its dark and you have a tiny light on you get surrounded by moths.
Also how come if you have a fire at night you never see moths, they allways go for artificial light.

cuz fire will get them burnt dumbass.

Posted by Danny Ocean on Aug-09-2004 21:23:

Re: Re: WTF is up with Moths...someone explain this!

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Originally posted by enferno
cuz fire will get them burnt dumbass.

Posted by Jackson on Aug-09-2004 21:25:

Explain the rest then biatch.

Posted by Floorfiller on Aug-09-2004 21:25:

because the smoke from the fire repels them. i'm not a moth expert or anything, but i wouldn't be surprised if they were nocturnal

Posted by twisted on Aug-09-2004 21:25:

moths think lights are the moon because its there natural instinct to follow the moon..so they sit around your lights flying around and pissin people off

Posted by enferno on Aug-09-2004 21:42:

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Originally posted by twisted420
moths think lights are the moon because its there natural instinct to follow the moon..so they sit around your lights flying around and pissin people off

correct

"why don't moths go to fire?"

ha! you are funny

why don't you go running to fire?

Posted by Floorfiller on Aug-09-2004 21:43:

quote:
Originally posted by enferno
correct

"why don't moths go to fire?"

ha! you are funny

why don't you go running to fire?

you know i don't think that counts as a good example. i've watched moth after moth fly into my halogen lamp and burn the fuck up...

Posted by enferno on Aug-09-2004 21:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
you know i don't think that counts as a good example. i've watched moth after moth fly into my halogen lamp and burn the fuck up...

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Aug-09-2004 21:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
you know i don't think that counts as a good example. i've watched moth after moth fly into my halogen lamp and burn the fuck up...

so thats what you do friday night ahhh! LOLS

Posted by Floorfiller on Aug-09-2004 21:52:

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Originally posted by kid nyce
so thats what you do friday night ahhh! LOLS

yep heehhe...

no but seriously...i think its the smoke producer by the fire that repels the moths from it...otherwise they might fly into that shit. they fly into this halogen lamp i've got and then they start to sizzle and pop and its smells fucking horrible!

Posted by twisted on Aug-09-2004 21:55:

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Originally posted by Floorfiller
yep heehhe...

no but seriously...i think its the smoke producer by the fire that repels the moths from it...otherwise they might fly into that shit. they fly into this halogen lamp i've got and then they start to sizzle and pop and its smells fucking horrible!

it smells like burning dust when you have a stove and you dont turn on one of the burners for a while and dust collects and you finally turn it on and it smells like shit

Posted by Lumps on Aug-09-2004 22:02:

Why Are Moth Attracted To Bright Lights?

Courtesy of The Straight Dope

Edit :: Hmmm after reading the link I posted, it would seem it doesn't really explain shit either. Oh well.

Posted by KilldaDJ on Aug-10-2004 00:14:

moths. i turn on my little reading light and wop! a massive moth. never come out daytime...just all that light... -jasper carrot

Posted by Boomer187 on Aug-10-2004 00:24:

obviously its because Casperella cast a spell on all moths centuries ago, after they invaded her space. She poisoned their blood with a mixture made with rhino balls and aligator scrotum. She drank teh juice at teh witching hour while saying the words, "Be doth dumb and light proned" which woudl make all moths be attracted to fire and all die.....

however since she did this while highly intoxicated, what she actually said was, "Beat off and lick my pen0r". which as you all know in witchcraft reverses the effects of the spell thereby making moths attracted to light instead of fire.

and there you have it, im surprised you didn't know that.

Posted by astroboy on Aug-10-2004 07:07:

I've seen a moth fly into a candle flame... quite poetic really...