https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx Biomimicry 465 en-us 2017-10-02 22:13:20 UTC 2025-09-30 11:58:19 UTC hello@padlet.com luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225643 2017-10-02 22:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225643 luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225644 Moths are attracted to light. Often times, we get moths inside our homes without a good way to get them out. In this situation, the moth is the prey and this prototype is the predator. This device will lure moths in and then trap them with no way to escape. It ]]> 2017-10-02 22:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225644 luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225647 My invention is similar to the angler fish: it uses light to attract prey (in this case moths) and then traps them. The light is turned on inside the house to attract the moth. Once the moth lands on the touch sensitive bulb, it sends a signal through the cord to the retractable wire. It is then retracted into the pod where sliding doors close the moth and light. Then, you simply take the light outside and release the moth without harming it. The light bulb is textured so the moth does not slip off when it is being retracted. The filament inside the light bulb offers low light that still attracts moths, but does not burn them once they land. ]]> 2017-10-02 22:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225647 luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225649 Angler fish have a light that is used for attracting prey at great depths in the sea. This light is called an esca and it is actually an organ. Angler fish use this light to lure smaller fish to it and then eating the fish before they can escape. ]]> 2017-10-02 22:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193225649 luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193231006 Prototype #1: a light bulb that is coated with a substance similar to what is on flypaper. The moth is attracted to the light, lands on it, then becomes stuck. After realizing that this was inhumane to burn a moth to a sticky light bulb, I created the second prototype.
Prototype #2: a light bulb with a smaller filament creating a softer, cooler light that will attract the moth to the bulb for the human to take off and relocate outside. However, most people do not want to touch these moths and leave residue on their fingers, so I came up with prototype #3.
Prototype #3: The light bulb is now textured with a small filament to produce the same soft light as in the second prototype. However, rather than having the moth stick to the bulb, it will be transported up into the pod that houses a cog that retracts the cable. ------->]]> 2017-10-02 23:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193231006 luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193231684 Once the moth lands on the touch sensitive bulb, it sends a signal to the cog to retract the light. Once the light bulb with the moth is transported up, two sliding doors enclose the moth inside to be safely transported outside. ]]> 2017-10-02 23:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193231684 luketylerbooty https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193231865 2017-10-02 23:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/luketylerbooty/kbw3dmcj69lx/wish/193231865