WASHINGTON (AP) — Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that’s not exactly what’s going on ...

WASHINGTON — Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights.But that’s not exactly what&#… ...

This 2022 photo provided by Samuel Timothy Fabian shows ongoing experiments on the effect of artificial light on wild flying insects at the field site in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Scientists offer new ideas of why insects flutter near light Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights. Christina Larson.