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| ==== Flying around artificial light sources ==== | ==== Flying around artificial light sources ==== | ||
| - | Most moths have a strange tendency to fly around artificial light sources. The reason for this behavior is still unknown, one hypothesis is that the moths coordinate their flight relative to the moon's disk, which allows them to fly straight. When they mistake the moonlight for an artificial light source they are forced to circle it so that it is always in the same position relative to their body. [([[https:// | + | Most moths have a strange tendency to fly around artificial light sources. The reason for this behavior is still unknown; one hypothesis is that the moths coordinate their flight relative to the moon's disk, which allows them to fly straight. When they mistake the moonlight for an artificial light source they are forced to circle it so that it is always in the same position relative to their body. [([[https:// |
| ==== Important role as pollinators ==== | ==== Important role as pollinators ==== | ||
| - | Some species of darks have an important role as pollinators. This is true, for example, of the Erebidae and Sphingidae, which are key plant pollinators in Himalayan ecosystems. [([[https:// | + | Some species of moths have an important role as pollinators. This is true, for example, of the Erebidae and Sphingidae |
| ==== Predators ==== | ==== Predators ==== | ||
| - | Due to their lifestyle, moths most often fall prey to bats, owls, and nightjars. To avoid being caught by a predator, they use various techniques such as camouflage, mimicry, and evasion. | + | Due to their lifestyle, moths most often fall prey to bats, owls and nightjars. To avoid being caught by predators, they use various techniques such as camouflage, mimicry and evasion. |
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