Joho the Blog » moths http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger Let's just see what happens Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 [doep] Daily (intermittent) Open-Ended Puzzle: Why do moths fly the way they do? http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2011/03/22/doep-daily-intermittent-open-ended-puzzle-why-do-moths-fly-the-way-they-do/ http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2011/03/22/doep-daily-intermittent-open-ended-puzzle-why-do-moths-fly-the-way-they-do/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:36:50 +0000 davidw http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/?p=10445 My understanding (possibly bogus) is that moths spiral into flames because evolution has designed them to fly in straight lines by noting celestial lights. When the light is nearby, keeping its position fixed in their visual space causes them to spiral inward toward it.

Fine. But why is it an evolutionary advantage for moths to fly in a straight line? Where are they trying to get to so quickly? And isn’t there a metaphor for MBAs somewhere in here?

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