I’ve seen a lot of memes/jokes related to moths looking for lamps. Why does the community love these memes? What’s the point?

  • starlinguk@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    They’re attracted to electric light, which kills them. They’re not attracted to gaslight, which is one of the reasons people are protesting the replacement of gas lighting in Berlin.

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      They’re not attracted to gaslight

      Is this true? I remember using gas lights while camping in the 90s, they definitely attracted bugs, but I can’t remember if moths were specifically. Where I live now moths would be the primary issue and we have a bunch of old gas lamps. Maybe I should use them. Except for the pollution and other bug death.