ZME Science reports
If you’re an ant living in the desert, things are often rough. It’s not just the extreme heat and the scarcity of food that’s problematic, it’s also finding your way. How do you make your way back to your nest when everything around you pretty much looks the same?
A few years ago, researchers discovered that deserts ants (of the Cataglyphis genus) possess rare abilities that enable them to orient themselves to the Earth’s magnetic field. But how do they do it? They only have around 1 million neurons (compared to our 100 billion) — so, where is their internal compass?
Read more at Scientists uncover the internal magnetic compass of ants
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