WASHINGTON -- Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that's not exactly what's going on, a new study ...

The observation that bugs are attracted to light goes back centuries — probably even millennia. Shakespeare referenced the strange phenomenon in 1596 when, in "The Merchant of Venice," he wrote, "Thus ...

You’ve probably seen or heard at least once in your lifetime about fireflies – the famous light-emitting insects! They form the Lampyridae family and are sometimes called glowworms or lightning bugs.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Like a moth to flame, many ...