Why are bugs attracted to light

Smartereveryday video Entomology is study of insects. Phototaxis - movement of organism towards or away from light. +ve and -vely phototaxic based on towards or away from light. Theory 1 Moths and other bugs use heavenly bodies like the sun/moon to orient themselves while flying. They try to align themselves at a certain angle with the moon. But if the moon is brought superclose, the moth has to pitch up in order to maintain the angle, and this causes a logarithmic spiral into the source....

February 20, 2018