Especially flying ones, like insects that perform feats of flight that can surpass those of human pilots. When flying, they experience such rapid acceleration that their gravity sensing becomes ...

For most flying nocturnal insect species, though, the findings only reiterate the fact that artificial light is bad news for their survival. “Insects have been flying around for 370 million ...

Immy Smith; Source: “Why Flying Insects Gather at Artificial Light,” by Samuel T. Fabian et al., in Nature Communications, Vol. 15; January 2024 (reference) Rights & Permissions ...

New research finds that artificial lights confuse rather than attract insects. High up in the mountains of Monteverde, Costa Rica, a team of researchers lug heavy equipment including two high ...

Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series ...

A team led by biologists Samuel Fabian at Imperial College London and Yash Sondhi at Florida International University argue that when many insects see a bright light at night, they believe they ...

Anyone who’s seen moths or other insects flitting around a streetlight or front porch light at night knows these creatures seem to be pretty confused.

Green gardening: Too much light from your house at night can harm native birds, insects Too much light from any building at night can disrupt the rhythms of life for birds, insects and even the ...

Lovebugs are an invasive species of march fly found in Central America and the southeastern United States, including Florida. It is also known as the honeymoon fly, kissing bug or double-headed bug.