PTE Reading
Re-order Paragraphs
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Re-order Paragraphs
Arrange the sentences into the correct order.
Put the sentences in the correct order:
- If this newer explanation holds up, it would mean that artificial light does not attract moths so much as it disrupts a reflex they rely on for stable flight.
- This tilting response, the researchers argue, causes the moth to lose control and spiral around the light rather than being magnetically drawn to it.
- Recent studies using high-speed cameras have challenged this idea, showing that moths do not fly directly toward the light but instead tilt their backs toward it, as they would naturally orient toward the sky.
- The traditional explanation held that moths use the moon and stars for navigation, and that a nearby streetlight simply confuses this internal compass, pulling the insect off course.
- For decades, scientists puzzled over why moths seem irresistibly drawn to streetlights, circling them at night until they collapse from exhaustion.