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[Neal]

And if the moon is on the other side of the planet?

Beats me. I suppose the stars and Sun act as a navigation tool too, as
well as any distant light source. It's when they get too close to a light
source that they have trouble.

 

[brucie]

In alt.html Neal said:

Beats me. I suppose the stars and Sun act as a navigation tool too, as
well as any distant light source. It's when they get too close to a
light source that they have trouble.

icarus was a twit, he should have stopped when he started getting warm.

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

The last thing that goes through a moth's mind as it hits your windshield?

It's arse.

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No, *its* arse is the last thing to go through its *brain*.
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[Starshine Moonbeam]

And if the moon is on the other side of the planet?

Q. Why are moths attracted to flame or buglights?
A. Because moths are stupid.



--
Starshine Moonbeam
mhm31x9 Smeeter#29 WSD#30
sTaRShInE_mOOnBeAm aT HoTmAil dOt CoM

You're now part of the Hee-Haw nation !

 

[Starshine Moonbeam]

Ah, ok. I'd come across that line in a Doug Anthony All Stars song.

Wow, you don't hear that too often (which might be a good thing).

Nice to know the origin.

Pretty good DVD. You should get it if you get the chance.

 

[Neal]

Why is it that
nocturnal animals are always attracted to light? Surely if they liked
light that much they'd be awake during the day time in the first place?

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question675.htm

An excerpt:

"To a moth in danger, flying toward the light (which is usually in the
sky, or at least upward) tends to be a more advantageous response than
flying toward darkness (which is usually downward)."