• Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    22 hours ago

    They creeped me out as a kid. It didn’t help that I had this concept that they were like “evil” butterflies. Child brain hardcore taking my grandmother’s complaining about moths eating clothes and being a nuisance too far.

    Absolutely adore them, now. Go ahead and enjoy some lamp, little friend, you’ve earned it.

    • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      21 hours ago

      Its worth knowing that lamps are bad for moths, they think nighttime light sources are the moon which they use for navigation, and so they get confused and lost

      If you wanna help moths, combatting light pollution so they can enjoy the moon is the best thing we can do for them :)

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    22 hours ago

    Pardon me I couldn’t help but overhear.

    I would like to have a civil conversation about your statement.

    Would you mind showing me evidence of any negative thing any moth has ever done to you?

    • TurboHarbinger@feddit.clEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Turn on your phone at night and you will have one colliding at full speed directly to your face, throwing that disgusting fine powder. They are also incredibly annoying inside the house. And if you hit one, they go berserk.

      Moths are a plague in certain places. Unless you close all your doors and windows closed when you turn on the lights (impossible on summer), you’re screwed. You’ll get a fucking war.