SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 18, 2025Science News

This moth species may use the Milky Way as its guiding star

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Bogong moths migrate 1,000 kilometers to mountain caves using stellar navigation, making them the first known invertebrates to use stars to reach unfamiliar destinations, despite having tiny brains.

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