We've long known that some animals depend on the Sun to navigate the world. However, new research may have uncovered the first insect we know of that does the same using the stars and night sky. The ...
Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, they fly roughly 600 miles to caves embedded in the Australian Alps. The moths ...
Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, they fly roughly 600 miles to caves embedded in the Australian Alps. The moths ...
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Stargazing flight: How Bogong moths use the night sky to navigate hundreds of kilometers
In a world-first discovery, researchers have shown that Australia's iconic Bogong moth uses constellations of stars and the Milky Way to navigate hundreds of kilometers across the country during its ...
A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said Wednesday, the first time this talent has been discovered in an invertebrate ...
An Australian moth that migrates over 1000 kilometres to seek respite from summer heat is the first known invertebrate to use the stars as a compass on long journeys. Every spring, billions of bogong ...
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How animals navigate without maps or technology
While we’re busy faffing about with satnavs and getting lost if our phone battery dies, the rest of the animal […] ...
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