Homing abilities of the Australian intertidal ant  Polyrhachis sokolova

Narendra, Ajay; Raderschall, Chloe; Robson, Simon

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Homing abilities of the Australian intertidal ant Polyrhachis sokolova

Date

2013

Authors

Narendra, Ajay

Raderschall, Chloe

Robson, Simon

Publisher

The Company of Biologists Ltd

Abstract

The pressure of returning to and locating the nest after a successful foraging trip is immense in ants. To find their way back home, ants use a number of different strategies (e.g. path integration, trail following) and rely on a range of cues (e.g. patte