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[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Apparently moths are not attracted to light they just can't get away with it. Because they use the brightest light as a way to orient themselves. It turns out this is instictive and has no way for them to get out of that state without them knocking themselves out. ln short, mothman we'll be there standing till daylight.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 22 points 10 months ago

Apparently the orientation theory doesn't explain all the observations. I found a page with some interesting details: https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/why-moths-are-attracted-to-light/

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Woot anton crowd woot

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why are they sitting around a lantern?

They weren't boy scouts as kids.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The mothman would burn in the fire, making the comic nsfw

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Not safe for wings

[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] casmael@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Bröther do you have

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Really. Nobody talking about how thicc mothman be?

[–] clearleaf@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There was never a reason to fear him. Everybody just assumes he broke that bridge because he happened to be nearby, and now people blame him for all kinds of crap calling him a bad omen when all he wants to do is eat cotton watch and lighttube.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago

I thought his deal was that he warned places is impending doom? People are always blaming the messenger...

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Shouldn't he be banging his head against the lamp?

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago
[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago

wrong, he should have his back to the light

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Edit: autocorrect. Should be smashing his face into it.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago