What kind of behavior does a moth do to fight a fire, and why do moths fight fires?

Moths. Fighting fires is the phototaxis of insects. It is a reaction of insects to external light sources. Moths to fire means moths to the fire, metaphorically self-destruction, from the Book of Liang.

Scientific explanations. Hundreds of millions of years ago, there were no artificial fires, and moths relied entirely on natural light sources such as daylight, moonlight, or starlight. Since the sun, moon, and stars are all far away from the earth, the light they emit (or reflect) hits the earth can be considered parallel lines.

When a moth flies in a straight line, the angle between its direction of travel and the light at any position is a fixed value. However, if the light sources are very close, such as torches or candles, and the light emitted by them can no longer be regarded as parallel light, the moth flies according to its inherent habits, and the path of the flight is not a straight line. Rather, it is an equiangular spiral that constantly folds towards the light source.

Or called a logarithmic spiral (not an Archimedean spiral, which keeps approaching the light source and eventually dies in the fire, i.e., a moth to the fire.

As a nocturnal animal, the moth's act of swooping down on the light source is neither a foolishness of self-destruction, nor a literary praise for courage, but a mistake for the light source as something essential to its survival.

Nowadays, people use the characteristic of "moths to fight fires" to trap moths, which is to use the illusion of moths to disrupt its navigation system, so as to achieve the purpose of killing crop pests.

What is the behavior of moths fighting fires? It depends on how to understand it, and to understand it from negative words is not self-sufficient, but the other side shows his spirit of being strong and brave, and not giving up.

The moth fights fires because it has a phototaxis habit. Moths rely on moonlight to determine their direction when flying at night, and when moths see the fire, they mistakenly think it is "moonlight", so they will fly towards the fire.

nbsp;We all know that if a moth touches a fire, it will be burned alive, but why do moths pounce on it when they see the fire and die? Today, let's talk about why moths put out fires.

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The moth fights fires because it has a phototaxis habit. Moths rely on moonlight to determine their direction when flying at night, and when moths see the fire, they mistakenly think it is "moonlight", so they will fly towards the fire.

Moths have a much older history than humans, and their phototaxis does not arise because of human lights. Before the dawn of mankind, the brightest source of light at night was the moon. Maybe the phototaxis of moths is related to the moon?

The first to think of this was the German entomologist von Buddenbrock, who in the 30s of the last century proposed the hypothesis that moths were likely to use the moon as a navigation tool when flying at night. Since the Moon is very far away from the Earth, the relative distance between the Moon and it does not change when the moth flies, and its position in the air appears to be motionless. Therefore, the moth can use the moon to orient itself, for example, by keeping the moon 45 degrees in front of the right while flying, so that its flight trajectory can be kept in a straight line.

For moths, the moon is the strongest light in the night. If they see a light that is brighter than the moon, they will use it as the moon to locate it. But the lamp is very close to the moth, and the distance between them constantly changes as the moth flies.

When the moth tries to keep the lamp in the same position (e.g. keep the lamp 45 degrees in front of the right), the result is no longer flying in a straight line, but a spiral around the lamp, spiraling, gradually approaching the light source, and finally "banging" into the lamp, or "booming" into the lamp, or "booming" into the fire.

Moths fighting fires are congenital behaviors.

Congenital behavior is an animal that is born with it, and the behavior determined by the genetic material in the animal's body is an instinct of the animal and will not be lost; Acquired learning behavior is a new behavior that is gradually established through life experience and learning after the birth of the animal. Fighting a moth to a fire is an act that animals are born with and is determined by the genetic material in the animal's body, so it is a congenital behavior.

People chase fame and fortune like moths to a fire. Moths to the fire, people laugh at their stupidity; And those who chase fame and fortune to the point of ruining their reputation are even more ridiculous. For the sake of fame and fortune, people work hard, work hard, and work hard.

For the sake of fame and fortune, people plan, busy, and rush. As everyone knows, the pursuit of false fame is a major weakness of people and a scourge that harms others and themselves. People should laugh at fame, pursue careers, and not be involved in fame and fortune.

The story behind the moth to the fire:

One night, the owner of a family sat in the courtyard with his guests in the shade. It was very dark and quiet, except for a single candle. The host and the guests talked about the past and the present, and lamented the ups and downs of life.

At this moment, a moth flapped its wings and flew around the candlelight of the candle, and made a small call. The owner of the house drove away the moth, and the moth flew away. Just a moment later, the moth flew over again, and the owner chased the moth away again.

It flew away, then flew back a little later, and, desperately, threw itself at the candle flame.

Finally, the moth's wings were scorched by the candle flame, and it could no longer fly, and fell weakly to the ground. However, it was still struggling unwillingly, until it was no longer breathing. Seeing the scene of the moth fighting the fire, the owner of the house said to the guest with emotion

You see, how stupid it is for a moth to fight a fire! Fire can burn itself, but the moth has to fight the fire regardless of life and death, and it will end up like this! ”

The guest felt the same way, and sighed with embarrassment: "Who said it wasn't? Man is more than a moth! ”

The owner of the house said, "Yes, the world's lustful dogs and horses, and all kinds of interests and desires lead people to fight and chase after them, and those who go down this path without doubt, and destroy their bodies without regret, are not they also as pathetic and pitiful as this moth, and ridiculed?" ”