WTH are these? Spiral Orbs?

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@KatsL8 Definitely a tiny insect flying in front of the IR lights on the cam. The reflection makes them look much larger than they actually are. I’ve seen dozens of videos similar to these. You can see the super fast wing movement in your video.

Another similar example and explanation in this thread below.

Weird Lights Captured

Here’s a still from your first video: [image] This is definitely an insect. What happens is that (1) insects are great reflectors of IR light, and (2) they move fast across the frame during the time the shutter is open. During that time (something less than 1/10th second) there are many wing beats. Those show up as a bumpy blur. In this case, you can count approximately 11 wing beats during this frame. That’s well within the normal potential of 100 wing beats per second that insects do.