Here’s how it works. Bogong moths in an alpine cave in the summer. There are around 17,000 moths per square meter of cave wall, and millions in each cave.(Image credit: Eric Warrant) ...

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There, the team put over 100 moths to the test. First, they recorded migrating moths’ flight directions with no coherent magnetic guide and no visual stimulation, underneath a black felt tent.

Moth uses stars to navigate long distances, scientists discover Pierre Celerier AFP Jun 18, 2025 Updated Jun 19, 2025 1 of 2 Bogong moths use Earth's magnetic field like a compass ...

Researchers believe they now have the answer: stellar navigation. This would make the Bogong moth the first insect to use the stars for long-distance navigation as it makes its extended migratory ...

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 ...

Australia’s iconic bogong moths are the first creatures other than humans and some birds known to navigate by the night sky.

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 ...

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 ...

Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) use the night sky to help navigate hundreds of kilometres. Credit: Tasso Taraboulsi/Polaris/eyevine Each spring, billions of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) migrate ...

Australian migratory moths use the night sky to maintain their course when they travel long distances to shelter in cool caves during the arid summer. Kenneth J. Lohmann is in the Department of ...