[HN Gopher] Global study shows a third more insects come out aft...
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       Global study shows a third more insects come out after dark
        
       Author : Brajeshwar
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2024-04-29 11:04 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (phys.org)
        
       | noworld wrote:
       | why is this news.
        
         | gus_massa wrote:
         | Probaly the reserach changed the folk wisom " _somewhat more_ "
         | to " _31.4% more_ " (+-.1?). It's useful to compare it in the
         | future like 2124, or measure it in differet environments.
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         | (And it may have some indirect aplications, like when is it
         | better to apply insecticide in a corn filed?)
        
       | jajko wrote:
       | Well, most insect-catching birds apart from bats don't fly during
       | the night, that helps. Pheromones-driven living doesn't mind
       | absence of light that much, and flying insects are pretty sturdy
       | when they hit something full speed, unlike bigger animals.
        
         | nomel wrote:
         | It would be interesting if it was an evolutionary response to
         | the absence of cars at night. Less cars, less windshield, less
         | splats.
        
           | um1 wrote:
           | I wonder if the headlights attracting bugs might somewhat
           | compensate for the lower traffic. Or they are evolving and
           | bugs. that come out only at night have a survival advantage
        
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