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New research shows that the insects flying around the streetlights are in fact in a living hell that we made for bugs.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-44785-3

Essentially, their tiny bug brains think the light is the sunset, so they keep turning to keep the "sun" at the same angle so they can go "straight." No matter how far they fly, they don't make any progress. They are trapped in this little hell we made just for them, not understanding why they can't get to where they are going.

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[-] [email protected] 128 points 1 year ago

They are trapped in this little hell we made just for them, not understanding why they can’t get to where they are going.

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The toaster is brave. The vacuum, however...

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