Study: Dung beetles use Milky Way to travel across the African savanna


By Sarah Rich, The Space Reporter
Friday, January 25, 2013

Study: Dung beetles use Milky Way to travel across the African savanna

It seems humans, birds, and seals are not the only creatures on Earth that use the night sky to navigate. According to a team of international researchers, at least one insect also keeps its eyes on the sky: the dung beetle. According to a report published in Current Biology, dung beetles navigate across width swaths of land via the starry sky... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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