Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers discovered that dung beetles use a wind compass to navigate when the sun is high, complementing their sun compass. This flexible navigation system enables precise direction-finding at all times.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Dung beetles use wind compass when the sun is high Lund University · Jun 25, 2019 · first to report
- (Not only) the wind shows the way University of Würzburg · Jun 25, 2019
- Dung beetles get wind University of the Witwatersrand · Jun 25, 2019