It was a dark and windy night, but millions of moths migrating over Britain could still tell which way they were going.
VOYAGER. The migrating silver Y moth is named for the bright white squiggles on its wings. Woiwod
Radar showed that silver Y moths heading south for winter selected winds sweeping them in the right general direction, says Jason Chapman of Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, England.
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