THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
We don’t understand it, so we’re afraid of it, so we light it up. That way, it isn’t there anymore.
Humans are diurnal creatures. We dominate the landscape. What we want, we get. We live for the day and, for the most part, sleep through the night, or party late into the evening. We’ve studied the benefits of light on biology (photobiology) and choose to light the night even though most people are asleep.
But we are not alone in the night. In terms of numbers, humans are a distinct minority. Unknown to most people, our outdoor lighting means trouble for most other species.
