Why doesn't a bug on your screen react to your cursor?
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harry ashburn
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Why doesn't a bug on your screen react to your cursor?
any entomolgists here? why does a bug on your computer screen not react when i'm trying to chase it away with my cursor? Dont you think a big finger or arrow circling around you would scare you?
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Elvis
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Re: Why doesn't a bug on your screen react to your cursor?
Good question. I notice that insects are drawn to the light of a TV screen, but don't seem to react to changes on the screen. (But, if you try to swat them, they fly away.)
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