u/ExcellentRuin8115

Shouldn’t bugs evolve not to rely on moon for navigation due to artificial lights?

I went to my backyard and I saw tens of bugs flying around a lamp. That said I researched a little bit about why it happens and it turns out it is because they use the moon as a means of navigation and the lamp simulates the moon in their eyes.

Now that lamps itself are used as traps (eletrical or also as a free feast to predators) and also even if they dont serve as traps they slow down the bug and prevent the bug from feeding or mating .

Shouldn‘t bugs evolve not to fall Into this?

I mean bugs are the kind of animal to generally have short generational intervals so shouldn’t mutations that allowed them to escape lights and continue breeding/feeding have already emerged and be bene to them allowing the ones that have them to keep spreading it?

thanks beforehand

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u/ExcellentRuin8115 — 1 day ago