Tag: migration
Bugs on the transfer – dragonfly migration
With the onset of autumn, the days are getting shorter and temperatures are starting to cool down.When this happens we can start to see...
By flying with hawkmoths throughout migration, scientists reveal that bugs make...
Insects are the world's smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight trajectories even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study...
Butterflies Cross the Huge Sahara Desert in Longest-Identified Insect Migration
A painted lady butterfly in Morocco. Photo credit: Orio Massana
Weather conditions have been shown to have a major impact...
Query nook | Do bugs migrate? Which insect has the longest...
Many dragonflies, beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers, and moths are known to migrate during the breeding season, and the distance traveled varies by species. Most insects...
Following Painted Girl’s Path: 22-12 months Examine Explains Longest Insect Migration...
A painted lady butterfly in Morocco (Orio Massana)The 'Painted Lady Butterflys' are true cosmopolitans! Known for making extremely long migrations, these tiny insects...
Butterflies cross the Sahara in longest-known insect migration
Scientists have found that a species of butterfly found in sub-Saharan Africa can migrate thousands of kilometers to Europe and cross the Sahara desert...
