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"A recent study has proven that dung beetles use the Milky Way to orientate themselves as they roll their food to safety. This is the first example of an insect using this sort of navigation - birds, seals and humans are already known to doing so. Once the beetles find a pile of muck, they shape a small ball and begin pushing the dung away to a safe, often underground hideout. Beetles require good bearing to be able to reach safety, or they risk heading back towards the dung pile where other fellow beetles will be waiting to steal their grub. The study - by Lund University&amp;#039;s Dr Marie Dacke - took the insects into the Johannesburg planetarium where they were confronted with different starry skies on the dome. The beetles performed well when the bar of light showing the Milky Way Galaxy was projected. Dacke said other scientists should follow suit as suggestions arise that some frogs and spiders are also using stars for orientation. She told BBC News: &amp;quot;I think night-flying moths and night-flying locusts could benefit from using a star compass similar to the one that the dung beetles are using.&amp;quot;  The dung beetle was previously named as the world&amp;#039;s strongest creature. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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