Why moths do not get attracted to Sun....

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Moths are attracted to artificial lights, but they do not confuse them with natural light sources like the sun, which also emits significant light. The attraction to light, whether artificial or natural, is a behavior that remains largely unexplained. Moths often circle around artificial lights, a phenomenon that has intrigued researchers, but the underlying reasons for this behavior are still not fully understood.
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Moths do get attracted to artificial lights but the do not all go toward sun as sun also produces enormous light. So they would have gone toward sun.. And why do they get attracted toward lights...
 
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Ok. But why these moths attract towards artificial lights...
 
I guess that they don't know the difference between natural and artificial light sources.
 
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I guess that they don't know the difference between natural and artificial light sources.
But why do they attract toward light no matter artificial or natural...
 
Did you read the link?
Moths frequently appear to circle artificial lights, although the reason for this behavior remains unknown.
 
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