Insects use nocturnal polarisation to stay on the straight and narrow.
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Dacke, M., Nilsson, D.-E., Scholtz, C. H., Byrne, M. & Warrant, E. J. Insect orientation to polarized moonlight. Nature, 424, 33, (2003).
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Hopkin, M. Dung beetles push by the light of the Moon. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030630-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news030630-5