When humans gaze up at the night sky, they may view the fuzzy streak of the Milky Way and contemplate their place in the universe.
When dung beetles see the Milky Way, their thoughts turn to keeping their food source away from other insects.
Scientists have found that these inch-long creatures use the glowing edge of the galaxy to guide them as they roll their balls of dung across the African landscape. The report, published online Thursday by the journal Current Biology, provides the first documentation of animals using the Milky Way for navigation.
Considering that birds, seals and butterflies are known to rely on the stars to find their way around, the study authors noted that using the Milky Way as a compass "might turn out to be widespread in the animal kingdom."
For dung beetles, Milky Way is guiding light - latimes.com:
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He was black
He was black
He was an African carbon
Science will show that
And prove that over and over again
Jah see and know
We tell them
Honor your fathers that your days may be long
Original black man
We were here from foundation of time
We will remain until the end
Jah see and know"
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