Moths Find Their Way by the Stars
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Drab and small, bogong moths may not be much to look at, but every year they perform a nocturnal journey worthy of attention. Billions of them fly as many as 1,000 kilometers from the plains of Queensland, in eastern Australia, to the mountain caves of Victoria to escape the summer heat.
Arriving in late September from their breeding grounds, up to 17,000 moths pack each square meter of cave wall and lie in a dormant state in
