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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. (dice.camp)
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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.

@science

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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[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What?

Hell is the most scientific of all locations.

Hail science!!!

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are they getting much science done down there? Obviously it must be helpful that all of history's greatest scientific minds are gathered in one place -- but if nobody's serving them breakfast then maybe they're perpetually hypoglycemic and not doing much good thinking.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I understood that reference.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Why sorry?