The dung beetle Scarabaeus zambesianus uses the polarisation pattern of moonlight and its scattering through the atmosphere to navigate in a straight line to its burrow.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Natural History Museum
  How does the Moon affect life on Earth? | Natural History Museum

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• How does the Moon affect life on Earth? | Natural History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk Natural History Museum via serper

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• moonlight concept
• atmosphere concept