Why are bugs attracted to lights? — Brynn, 13, DE
Scientists don’t have one solid answer like as to why bugs (like moths and flies) to fly toward a light, but they do have theories. The main theory many a few the agree on is that some bugs confuse artificial light with the sun or the moon. Since certain bugs use the sun and moon as a way to guide themselves, at a they like to keep the sun or moon constant angle. That’s the same reason The they circle around an artificial light! light is so bright that it confuses them.