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Caitlyn Forster previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with Invertebrates Australia. As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the ...
The New York Times: Roy Ritzmann, professor of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, weighed in on the Bogong moth possibly being the first invertebrate to use the starry night sky for ...
Live Science: Gabriella Wolff, assistant professor of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, explained why moths have a superior sense of smell and how they use that when mating.
It may contain inaccuracies due to the limitations of machine translation. The Bogong moth, confirmed to be the first invertebrate to navigate using the stars. Wikimedia Commons The 'Bogong moth', a ...
Even with brains smaller than a grain of rice, Bogong moths are expert navigators. By Lauren Leffer Published Jun 18, 2025 11:00 AM EDT CREDIT: Dr. Ajay Narendra (Macquarie University, Australia) Get ...
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 moths ...
"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try." Stand outside one spring night in southeastern Australia and you may be able to witness ...
Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...