2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.029
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Path Integration Controls Nest-Plume Following in Desert Ants

Abstract: The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis is equipped with sophisticated navigational skills for returning to its nest after foraging. The ant's primary means for long-distance navigation is path integration, which provides a continuous readout of the ant's approximate distance and direction from the nest. The nest is pinpointed with the aid of visual and olfactory landmarks. Similar landmark cues help ants locate familiar food sites. Ants on their outward trip will position themselves so that they can move upwind usi… Show more

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“…These various locations are often inconspicuous ( Figure 1A), and the insects learn them only in terms of the visual surroundings. In other cases, at nests or regular feeding sites, they may supplement the naturally occurring cues with scent marks [13,14] or even architectural constructions. The stingless bee Partamona batesi, for example, collects white river sand and glues it together with resin into a sculptured portico ( Figure 1B) that helps guide the bees on their return [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These various locations are often inconspicuous ( Figure 1A), and the insects learn them only in terms of the visual surroundings. In other cases, at nests or regular feeding sites, they may supplement the naturally occurring cues with scent marks [13,14] or even architectural constructions. The stingless bee Partamona batesi, for example, collects white river sand and glues it together with resin into a sculptured portico ( Figure 1B) that helps guide the bees on their return [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…navigational systems to pinpoint their nest by following a nestproduced odour plume (Buehlmann, Hansson, & Knaden, 2012b).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Ants are turning out to be particularly informative, because the precision and stereotypy of their routes [17][18][19][20] make it possible to analyse the underlying strategies and mechanisms [21,22]. Ants are also interesting because of the multiple sensory cues that contribute to their navigation, particularly olfaction, with long range cues from wind-borne volatiles [23][24][25] and short-range cues from pheromone trails on the ground [26]. Many species of ants lay pheromone trails to mark foraging routes, and some of these species are also helped by remembered visual cues [27][28][29][30].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%