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I saw some time ago, an explanation on TV. A moth (and presumably some other insects) use the moon for orientation or balance (not sure which) and keep the moon at a set angle during flight. When a moth encounters artificial light which could be mistaken for the moon, they try to keep at a set angle on that nearby light. If you orientate yourself like that using something nearby, you will enter a spiral and eventually hit the object. Imagine a field with a tree in the middle and you set off to walk keeping the tree always at the same point in your field of vision (say 45 degrees to the left). You'll walk in a counter-clockwise spiral until you hit the tree. Do it with a very distant, stationary object and you'll walk almost a straight line.
Thay can be. If they get into your closet or somewhere you store pureses, clothes, and towels, they will eat right through them.

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