moths are very interesting insects: they are able to collect nectar from the flowers, even in the absence of light, and to prevent them can't even swaying in the wind the stems. This excites the minds of scientists for many years, but today in the journal Science published an article which States that researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) found the answer to this question.

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moths are very interesting insects: they are able to collect nectar from the flowers, even in the absence of light, and to prevent them can't even swaying in the wind the stems. This excites the minds of scientists for many years, but today in the journal Science published an article which States that researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) found the answer to this question.

As the scientists write, the researchers carried out an in-depth experiment in which they used robotic flowers that can simulate the movement of these plants. In the room with them were placed moths, and then lighting it off. Scientists noticed that when you turn off the light moths slow down your visual system and before proceeding to any precise actions, trying to gather as much light as possible over a long period of time. This process was better understood, scientists compare it with a slow shutter speed in the camera.

in addition, moths have a complex superposition eyes, which allow them to see in low light is a thousand times better than insects with conventional complex (compound) eyes. However, in order to navigate in the dark, so the butterflies have to be a million times more closely than other insects, the researchers said.

Such a discovery not only allows to better know the world of insects, but also to adapt the knowledge to the world of humans. For example, engineers will be able to apply the achievements of scientists in robotics, which will be unmistakably to work at any level of illumination.