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Fascinating that it has nothing to do with desire, which has tended to be our go-to as humans stretching back in particular to mythology and even antiquity (eg
by imbnwa 3y ago
Fascinating that it has nothing to do with desire, which has tended to be our go-to as humans stretching back in particular to mythology and even antiquity (eg Aristotle IIRC: “things fall back to the ground because they have a desire to do so”)
- rcoveson 3y agoUnder what conditions would you call this behavior "desire"? Would we need to demonstrate the impossible, that insects have a sense of self and free will? Do insects desire food, or does the intensity of certain smells simply compel their mouth parts to start moving in a certain way?
- wddkcs 3y agoYou could still see it as a desire that is being highjacked by our artificial lights. It's an unintentionally wire heading, where our desire for light defeats the insects desire to trust it's 'instruments'.