#bogong — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bogong, aggregated by home.social.
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I spent the last two days hiking with @Christybon across the Bogong high plains from Cope Hut to the Fainters. Day 1 started with perfect weather as we followed the Australian Alps walking track for the first 10km. #hiking #bushwalking #Bogong 1/n
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I spent the last two days hiking with @Christybon across the Bogong high plains from Cope Hut to the Fainters. Day 1 started with perfect weather as we followed the Australian Alps walking track for the first 10km. #hiking #bushwalking #Bogong 1/n
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Perfect conditions for my long run in the Bogong High Plains today. #trailrunning #straya #bogong
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Perfect conditions for my long run in the Bogong High Plains today. #trailrunning #straya #bogong
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Celestial navigation of a native moth
During their annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves the Bogong moths have to rest in human hubs. There they get vacuumed and sprayed as pests with pesticides or just squashed by 'progress'. Few of the endangered species make it after their round-the-world journey to return home to Australia’s highest mountain range.
"Our results suggest that Bogong moths use stellar cues and the Earth’s magnetic field to create a robust compass system for long-distance nocturnal navigation towards a specific destination."
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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09135-3
#insects #Bogong #moths #CelestialNavigation #compass #AgrotisInfusa #MagneticField #MilkyWay #EndangeredSpecies #biodiversity -
Celestial navigation of a native moth
During their annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves the Bogong moths have to rest in human hubs. There they get vacuumed and sprayed as pests with pesticides or just squashed by 'progress'. Few of the endangered species make it after their round-the-world journey to return home to Australia’s highest mountain range.
"Our results suggest that Bogong moths use stellar cues and the Earth’s magnetic field to create a robust compass system for long-distance nocturnal navigation towards a specific destination."
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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09135-3
#insects #Bogong #moths #CelestialNavigation #compass #AgrotisInfusa #MagneticField #MilkyWay #EndangeredSpecies #biodiversity -
Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09135-3
#HackerNews #Bogong #Moths #Stellar #Compass #Navigation #Nature #Nighttime #Migration
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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09135-3
#HackerNews #Bogong #Moths #Stellar #Compass #Navigation #Nature #Nighttime #Migration
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"Each spring, billions of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) migrate hundreds of kilometres south to the Australian Alps, guided by the austral night sky. The discovery that they can find their way using only the stars — reported in an 18 June Nature paper — makes this moth the first invertebrate to be observed using celestial navigation for long-distance journeys."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01935-x
#Moths #Nature #Migrations #Bogong #Australia #Navigation #CelestialNavigation
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"Each spring, billions of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) migrate hundreds of kilometres south to the Australian Alps, guided by the austral night sky. The discovery that they can find their way using only the stars — reported in an 18 June Nature paper — makes this moth the first invertebrate to be observed using celestial navigation for long-distance journeys."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01935-x
#Moths #Nature #Migrations #Bogong #Australia #Navigation #CelestialNavigation
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The #Bogong #moth follows the #stars to fly hundreds of miles. Their brain cells also got excited in response to specific orientations of the night #sky. apnews.com/article/bogo... Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #insects #astronomy #migration #moths #orientation #marvelsOfNature
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A touch of snow on Bogong today, after the opening weekend of the ski season.
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A touch of snow on Bogong today, after the opening weekend of the ski season.
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It was pointed out to me that my recent photo of Mt #Bogong looks real upside down. Spooky.
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Researchers uncover extraordinary navigation skills of #bogong #moths in #NSW #SnowyMountains. The moths are the only known #insects in the world to travel such a long distance, at night, from a broad geographical region to a very specific destination, in their first and only return journey.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/bogong-moth-navigation-mystery-research/102367702
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Researchers uncover extraordinary navigation skills of #bogong #moths in #NSW #SnowyMountains. The moths are the only known #insects in the world to travel such a long distance, at night, from a broad geographical region to a very specific destination, in their first and only return journey.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/bogong-moth-navigation-mystery-research/102367702
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It’s brilliant to hear that the #endangered #Bogong #Month has bounced back from being #endangered , thanks to the unrelenting #LaNina and her attachment to Australia
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It’s brilliant to hear that the #endangered #Bogong #Month has bounced back from being #endangered , thanks to the unrelenting #LaNina and her attachment to Australia
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More pics to come but here’s a view from #Bogong - Victoria’s highest mountain.
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So near and yet so far. No trips up the hill for us for a few months yet because of a major landslide that's blocked the road halfway up the mountain.
We can still admire the view while having breakfast and relaxing in the back yard :)
(Snow was there a few days ago, but it's probably washed away by the recent rain now.)