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In response to "lyc: I left a citronella candle on my back porch that must have started melting in the heat yesterday. today there are about 100-200 little beetles " by dogbert

the flame! the flame! its so....beautiful

Posted by zeitgeist Jul 11 '10, 11:20

many bugs are attracted to flames or warmth by infrared. that's how they find food and/or opposite sex partners.

flamesa and many bug killing lights operate on that principle

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it wasn't lit -- nm - dogbert Jul 11, 11:23 1
- a. the color could still attract them b. the melting in the sun makes it sticky, c. random movement of beetles - zeitgeist Jul 11, 11:28

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