🌟🦋 Tiny navigators, epic journey! Australia’s Bogong moths travel 620 miles at night to cool caves, using stars as a compass, a first for invertebrates. This endangered species’ incredible skill amazes scientists!

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/science/bogong-moth-star-navigation

Scientists say a tiny brown moth navigates 600 miles using stars — just like humans and birds

Native to Australia, tiny Bogong moths travel hundreds of miles in an astonishing annual migration by using the starry night sky to navigate, according to a new study.

CNN
🚀 Behold, the Bogong moth: Nature's own #GPS with wings! 🌌 While humanity fumbles with Google Maps, these moths dance through the cosmos like it's the latest TikTok trend. Meanwhile, #nature.com suggests we upgrade our browsers—because clearly, CSS is the only thing holding us back from understanding insect astronomy. 🙄
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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night - Nature

Every spring, Bogong moths use the starry night sky as a compass to navigate up to 1,000 km towards their alpine migratory goal.

Nature