In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers found the bogong moths use the starry sky as a guide to ...

Testing moth flight After capturing the moths, the team then placed them in a planetarium -like flight simulator, which included multiple projectors that could be programmed to give specific scenery.

Finally, it was time for insect neurosurgery. The researchers inserted extremely thin pulled glass and silver wire electrodes into neurons in three areas of the 28 different moths’ brains.

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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 ...

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. Australian migratory moths use the night sky ...

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 ...

Credit: Tasso Taraboulsi/Polaris/eyevine Each spring, billions of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) migrate hundreds of kilometres south to the Australian Alps, guided by the austral night sky.

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