My six year old wants to know why bugs fly to the light at night?

Question

While sitting at the patio, I asked her to turn off the light so that no bugs would bother us.

Q: Do bugs like the light?

A: Yes!

Q: Why?

A: I don't know!!!

Can anyone theorize?

Answer 1

They may be attracted to the heat perhaps.

Answer 2

cuz light and heat are a source of life... so it attracts anything that is alive.. even u n me..

Answer 3

they like the light because they follow the moon @ night. they might think that its the moon

Answer 4

If you were a bug wouldn't you head for the place you can see? Just like the joke a policeman sees a drunk on the ground at the corner of 5th and main. The cop asks what he is doing. The drunk answers looking for his lucky half dollar. The cop says where did you drop it ?  the drunk says on the corner of  4th and main. The cop says that is a block away why are you looking here? The drunk says the light is better here.