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 ...
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Australian Moths Are the First Known Insects to Navigate by the Stars, Revealing a Migratory Superpower
Every spring, billions of nondescript moths hatch in southeast Australia. Not long after, the brown insects—called Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa)—take to the skies, flying more than 600 miles to the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass, according to a new study. When temperatures heat up, nocturnal Bogong moths ...
Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) use the stars to navigate during long-haul travel — an ability previously identified only in humans, birds, and possibly seals. After emerging from their cocoons, the ...
Read full article: 20-year-old inmate dies in Clay County Sheriff’s Office custody after appearing ‘ill and unresponsive’ When temperatures heat up, nocturnal Bogong moths fly about 620 miles (1,000 ...
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