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In some salmon, etc., the behavior is 'semelparity' ("the characteristic of usually mating only once in a lifetime"), or 'suicidal reproduction'. Moths are a different kettle of fish, although some moths are semelparous as well as being inadvertently suicidal by being attracted to light.
– JEL
1 hour ago
Sacrificial behaviour; self sacrifice; (both are possible leads). Wiki has a page on Altruism (biology) which is more promising.
– Hugh
1 hour ago
IIRC the moths are simply using a naive algorithm -- they are trying to navigate by starlight, which depends on the light source being very far away, so that the moth's angle to the light source effectively never changes. There are other insects, however, that practice autothysis -- deliberately exploding themselves, usually to protect their fellows. Dunno if that's considered malaptive or not, but it does lead to their demise :)
– Jeremy Friesner
27 mins ago
From the title I would've tried to toss out species-ending. But that's precisely what the salmon is preventing, and with the poor moths it's just pilot error. - You're trying to find other animals that are literally like moths to a flame? ... fatal attraction didn't help me look. Also, lemmings don't commit suicide.
– Mazura
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In some salmon, etc., the behavior is 'semelparity' ("the characteristic of usually mating only once in a lifetime"), or 'suicidal reproduction'. Moths are a different kettle of fish, although some moths are semelparous as well as being inadvertently suicidal by being attracted to light.
– JEL
1 hour ago
Sacrificial behaviour; self sacrifice; (both are possible leads). Wiki has a page on Altruism (biology) which is more promising.
– Hugh
1 hour ago
IIRC the moths are simply using a naive algorithm -- they are trying to navigate by starlight, which depends on the light source being very far away, so that the moth's angle to the light source effectively never changes. There are other insects, however, that practice autothysis -- deliberately exploding themselves, usually to protect their fellows. Dunno if that's considered malaptive or not, but it does lead to their demise :)
– Jeremy Friesner
27 mins ago
From the title I would've tried to toss out species-ending. But that's precisely what the salmon is preventing, and with the poor moths it's just pilot error. - You're trying to find other animals that are literally like moths to a flame? ... fatal attraction didn't help me look. Also, lemmings don't commit suicide.
– Mazura
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In some salmon, etc., the behavior is 'semelparity' ("the characteristic of usually mating only once in a lifetime"), or 'suicidal reproduction'. Moths are a different kettle of fish, although some moths are semelparous as well as being inadvertently suicidal by being attracted to light.
– JEL
1 hour ago
Sacrificial behaviour; self sacrifice; (both are possible leads). Wiki has a page on Altruism (biology) which is more promising.
– Hugh
1 hour ago
IIRC the moths are simply using a naive algorithm -- they are trying to navigate by starlight, which depends on the light source being very far away, so that the moth's angle to the light source effectively never changes. There are other insects, however, that practice autothysis -- deliberately exploding themselves, usually to protect their fellows. Dunno if that's considered malaptive or not, but it does lead to their demise :)
– Jeremy Friesner
27 mins ago
From the title I would've tried to toss out species-ending. But that's precisely what the salmon is preventing, and with the poor moths it's just pilot error. - You're trying to find other animals that are literally like moths to a flame? ... fatal attraction didn't help me look. Also, lemmings don't commit suicide.
– Mazura
8 mins ago
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In some salmon, etc., the behavior is 'semelparity' ("the characteristic of usually mating only once in a lifetime"), or 'suicidal reproduction'. Moths are a different kettle of fish, although some moths are semelparous as well as being inadvertently suicidal by being attracted to light.
– JEL
1 hour ago
In some salmon, etc., the behavior is 'semelparity' ("the characteristic of usually mating only once in a lifetime"), or 'suicidal reproduction'. Moths are a different kettle of fish, although some moths are semelparous as well as being inadvertently suicidal by being attracted to light.
– JEL
1 hour ago
Sacrificial behaviour; self sacrifice; (both are possible leads). Wiki has a page on Altruism (biology) which is more promising.
– Hugh
1 hour ago
Sacrificial behaviour; self sacrifice; (both are possible leads). Wiki has a page on Altruism (biology) which is more promising.
– Hugh
1 hour ago
IIRC the moths are simply using a naive algorithm -- they are trying to navigate by starlight, which depends on the light source being very far away, so that the moth's angle to the light source effectively never changes. There are other insects, however, that practice autothysis -- deliberately exploding themselves, usually to protect their fellows. Dunno if that's considered malaptive or not, but it does lead to their demise :)
– Jeremy Friesner
27 mins ago
IIRC the moths are simply using a naive algorithm -- they are trying to navigate by starlight, which depends on the light source being very far away, so that the moth's angle to the light source effectively never changes. There are other insects, however, that practice autothysis -- deliberately exploding themselves, usually to protect their fellows. Dunno if that's considered malaptive or not, but it does lead to their demise :)
– Jeremy Friesner
27 mins ago
From the title I would've tried to toss out species-ending. But that's precisely what the salmon is preventing, and with the poor moths it's just pilot error. - You're trying to find other animals that are literally like moths to a flame? ... fatal attraction didn't help me look. Also, lemmings don't commit suicide.
– Mazura
8 mins ago
From the title I would've tried to toss out species-ending. But that's precisely what the salmon is preventing, and with the poor moths it's just pilot error. - You're trying to find other animals that are literally like moths to a flame? ... fatal attraction didn't help me look. Also, lemmings don't commit suicide.
– Mazura
8 mins ago
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Maybe you can describe them as self destructive.
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Maybe you can describe them as self destructive.
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In some salmon, etc., the behavior is 'semelparity' ("the characteristic of usually mating only once in a lifetime"), or 'suicidal reproduction'. Moths are a different kettle of fish, although some moths are semelparous as well as being inadvertently suicidal by being attracted to light.
– JEL
1 hour ago
Sacrificial behaviour; self sacrifice; (both are possible leads). Wiki has a page on Altruism (biology) which is more promising.
– Hugh
1 hour ago
IIRC the moths are simply using a naive algorithm -- they are trying to navigate by starlight, which depends on the light source being very far away, so that the moth's angle to the light source effectively never changes. There are other insects, however, that practice autothysis -- deliberately exploding themselves, usually to protect their fellows. Dunno if that's considered malaptive or not, but it does lead to their demise :)
– Jeremy Friesner
27 mins ago
From the title I would've tried to toss out species-ending. But that's precisely what the salmon is preventing, and with the poor moths it's just pilot error. - You're trying to find other animals that are literally like moths to a flame? ... fatal attraction didn't help me look. Also, lemmings don't commit suicide.
– Mazura
8 mins ago