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Dung beetle uses Milky Way to navigate;
Will scientists discover more insects that
do the same?
Science Recorder, by James Fluere
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Posted By:snakeoil, 1/26/2013 8:16:05 PM
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| Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered the secret to dung beetle navigation, according to a news release from Cell Press. Researchers found that dung beetles use the Milky Way galaxy to navigate at night. Scientists have known for years that birds and humans navigate by the stars, but this findings is the first believable evidence for a similar ability in insects, according to researchers. This is also the first known evidence of any animal navigating via the Milky Way as opposed to the stars.
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Comments:
Thus proving that insects are smarter than liberals.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 1/26/2013 8:20:02 PM (No. 9141286)
Snickers... (Sorry, it was just had to be said)
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 1/26/2013 8:28:31 PM (No. 9141296)
They can track a dung beetle, but have no clue how Zippy made his way to the wh.
Priorities.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Sfacheem, 1/26/2013 8:34:22 PM (No. 9141301)
Awesome.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Northcross, 1/26/2013 8:38:54 PM (No. 9141305)
This to me is clear evidence of divine creation. I don´t quite see how natural selection favored the beetles who happened to know how the Milky Way was aligned relative to earth.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
raphaela, 1/26/2013 8:42:44 PM (No. 9141311)
"In the beginning God created the heavens . . ." The order in which He created everything was intentional and by design. Nothing was left to chance. This only confirms my belief in God.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
BcdErick, 1/26/2013 8:53:27 PM (No. 9141328)
Thanks for posting this. It made me smile.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Scribelus, 1/26/2013 8:53:46 PM (No. 9141330)
For some odd reason I thought that dung beetles navigated their purposeful way toward dung, likely by volatile cues. Are they cosmically diverted after sunset? Is this the basis of Socialism?
Being more primitive than dung beetles, but seeking the same food source, how do Democrats find their way home?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
uno, 1/26/2013 9:26:53 PM (No. 9141366)
#7 - Using well honed crappy navigation techniques!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rumblehog, 1/26/2013 10:33:09 PM (No. 9141441)
Who taught them astronomy?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
grounded, 1/26/2013 10:49:39 PM (No. 9141465)
How do these "navigators get from Point A to Point B on cloudy overcast nights? During Daylight hours? Something doesn´t pass the smell test here.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
clw54, 1/26/2013 10:53:43 PM (No. 9141470)
Sounds like they have a symbiotic relationship with the Democrat party. The Democrat party produces lots of dung, the beetles then form it into shapes and distribute it.
Kinda like a producer grabbing the latest DNC fax off the machine and handing it to the anchorman.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
afherkdriver, 1/27/2013 2:50:49 AM (No. 9141666)
A liberals work is never done.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 1/27/2013 5:04:54 AM (No. 9141721)
Stupid article. Humans no longer navigate by the stars. They use GPS.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
toddh, 1/27/2013 11:24:48 AM (No. 9142268)
The Ancient Egyptian Religions were obviously right and all y´all latter-day cult members gotta get right with Khepri.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mitzi, 1/27/2013 11:30:08 AM (No. 9142280)
Intelligent design?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
JediJerry, 1/27/2013 1:40:03 PM (No. 9142488)
Bill Clinton eats Milky Way bars as he navigates his way to his secret lovers apartment at night while Hillary is out of town.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
zzzghy, 4/2/2013 10:22:18 PM (No. 9256561)
Good one, #14.
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