The Reason Why, Insects Are Attracted , to Artificial Light.br Gizmodo reports that br researchers believe they finally know br why insects seem to be drawn to lights.br New data suggests that bugs br are not attracted to the light, br as is commonly believed.br Rather, researchers now believe that br based on insects' use of light sources to br orient flight, artificial lights disorient bugs.br The team's findings were published br in the journal 'Nature Communications.'.br This has been a prehistorical br question. In the earliest writings, br people were noticing this around fire. , Jamie Theobald, Biologist at Florida International br University and co-author of the study, via Gizmodo.br It turns out all our br speculations about why it br happens have been wrong, Jamie Theobald, Biologist at Florida International br University and co-author of the study, via Gizmodo.br Researchers note that insects' br "seemingly erratic" flying patterns br are really their failed attempts br to understand the artificial light. .br Rather than steering toward the light, bugs were br seen turning their dorsum, or their backs, br toward the light, attempting to steer by it.br Under natural sky light, tilting br the dorsum towards the brightest br visual hemisphere helps maintain br proper flight attitude and control, Study authors, via Gizmodo.