Researchers have discovered a significant insect migration route through a 30-meter mountain pass in the Pyrenees. Each autumn, approximately 17 million insects migrate from northern Europe, including the UK, to Spain and beyond. This annual migration, described as one of the great wonders of nature, has been systematically analyzed in a new paper published in Proceedings B. The study highlights the remarkable journeys these insects undertake as they head south for the winter, marking one of Europe's busiest winter getaways. The analysis focuses on the Western European insect flyway.
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