article_snippet: ‘A solar eclipse, especially a full eclipse, could affect the flight of nocturnal moths and diurnal butterflies - who use the light for navigation.
article_snippet: An expert from ZSL London told MailOnline that the eclipse could affect the flight of nocturnal moths and diurnal butterflies (an owl butterfly is shown) This may be because the skies of London were grey and cloudy.
article_snippet: It was also predicted that bees may become more active during the partial eclipse, based on a study conducted in India.
article_snippet: Experts at the Zoological Survey of India studied rock bees during an eclipse in June 1955 and found that when the sun was hidden behind the moon, 150 bees buzzed out of a hive, instead of the normal 25 or so, The Atlantic reported.
article_snippet: It would appear that during the partial solar eclipse on the 20th June, 150 bees became distinctly restless and more active,’ ML Roonwall, who led the study said.
article_snippet: During a partial eclipse in 2001, desert cicadas in Arizona fell silent in a break from desert cicadas in Arizona normal calling,but there have been no reports that similar insects like crickets, did the same in the UK.
article_snippet: Experts think this may have happened because of a drop in temperature under the partial eclipse’s shadow and because calling takes a lot of energy, it was impossible for the insects to keep up the insects method of communication.