Meet the tiny Australian Moth that travels 1,000 km and navigates using the stars
Bogong moths are the first known invertebrates to use the stars to navigate over such long distances.
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Moth Uses Stars To Navigate Long Distances, Scientists Discover
A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometres every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said Wednesday, the first time this talent has been discovered in an invertebrate covering vast distances.
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This Australian moth may be the 1st insect ever discovered to use stars for long-distance navigation
"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try."
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