Ant navigation: reading geometrical signposts |
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| Authors: | Collett Thomas S Waxman David |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. T.S.Collett@sussex.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | Ants often travel along complex pheromone trail systems between their nest and foraging areas. A new and surprising discovery is that Pharaoh's ants can work out from the geometry of individual branch points on the trail whether they are heading towards or away from the nest. |
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