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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night

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By David J. Dreyer, Andrea Adden, Hui Chen, Barrie Frost, Henrik Mouritsen, Jingjing Xu, Ken Green, Mary Whitehouse, Javaan Chahl, Jesse Wallace, Gao Hu, Stanley Heinze, Eric Warrant
| Nature Verified
Abstract Each spring, billions of Bogong moths escape hot conditions across southeast Australia by migrating up to 1,000 km to a place that they have never previously visited—a limited number of cool caves in the Australian Alps, historically used for aestivating over summer1,2. At the beginning of autumn, the same individuals make a return migration to their breeding grounds to reproduce and die.
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The Earth’s Magnetic Field and Visual Landmarks Steer Migratory Flight Behavior in the Nocturnal Australian Bogong Moth

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By el Jundi, David R Dreyer, Henrik Mouritsen, Barrie Frost
| Cell Press Verified
Landmark Fidelity Is Rechecked with the Magnetic Sense Every Few Minutes   Is the Earth’s Magnetic Field Used as a Compass in Conjunction with Visual Landmarks to Steer Migration? An individual moth was taken out of its container by using a pair of forceps (a haemostat) to grasp the stalk attached to its dorsal thorax.
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