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Study shows that dung beetles navigate by the stars

January 30, 2013, 12:42 AM

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...tle-astronomy/

Lowly Dung Beetles Are Insect Astronomers

By Brandon Keim
01.24.13
2:56 PM
Even the humble dung beetle, its life spent barely an inch above the ground, pushing balls of waste, steers by starlight.

This unsuspected navigational mechanism, described Jan. 24 in Current Biology, is likely not limited to the Scarabaeus satyrus examined by the researchers.

Peering through compound eyes into the darkness of night, insects around the world may be guided by stars...

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