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- Echolocation used in cave navigation: oilbirds
- Olfaction assists navigation: white-chinned petrel
- Body parts used to glide and steer: ants
- Eyes see in various wavelengths: birds
- Nose structure aids echolocation: false vampire bats
- Eyes 'see' magnetic fields: garden warbler
- Navigating without landmarks: rock pigeon
- Body detects magnetic fields: honeybee
- Eyes help navigate using the sun: bees
- Swarms avoid collisions: locusts
- Sonar adjusts to surroundings: big brown bat
- Internal magnetic compass recalibrates: greater mouse-eared bat
- Flight path maintained: fruit fly
- Echolocation pinpoints target: Egyptian fruit bat
- Raised abdomen reduces drag: honeybee
- Ultrasound detection, rapid response evades bats: praying mantis
- Nanostructures help transmit light: firefly
