Monday, May 25, 2009

Months at a time

So here's my theory on why moths fly towards light: Moths have very short life spans. The luna moth, which I saw in person for the first time a few weeks ago, only lives for a few days. The adult does not eat in this time because it is not equipped with a mouth. The adults try to find each other for some midnight lovin before they die hours later. I can imagine that these few hours are very confusing for moths. They don't really know what they are doing. When it starts to get dark, the moths can't see anymore. They can however see the glimmer of the porch light. If I just emerged for the first time from the primordial sack, and saw a light off in the distance, I would totally crawl toward it. I love how when the moths find the light, they just chill next to it. They must be so pumped that they found light so they can see. This is why I think moths are the best animals, but not the coolest because they are kind of ugly and dirty looking.

1 comment:

Gibbsy said...

Nate Smith. This post made my day. It is a damn shame you live all the way in Arkansas.