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Bogong moths use the Earth's magnetic field to get their bearings on long distance migrations
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- Title
- Aussie bogong moths have a Magneto-sense
- Authors
- Jo Khan
- Published
- Jun 21 2018
- Word count
- 1376 words
Fascinating read. I cannot reconcile how such fragile creatures can navigate and survive such long and perilous journeys.
I'd heard about the previous research in monarch butterflies, but I didn't know that the results were controversial due to the strength of the magnetic field used. From a brief skim of the methods linked in this article, it looks like the researchers who studied the moths better controlled for magnetic field strength and inclination.
The fact that they can perceive an entire range of stuff that we can't is incredible.