Desert ants use nest mounds to tell home from enemy nests

2026/05/15 by Jarren Kay · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Species Distribution and Climate Change

paper · doi:10.1242/jeb.252818

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Citations

• How the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis uses its nest hill for homing

Discussions

• How does a desert ant tell their anthill from an enemy's when returning home after finding food in the scorching sun? In their article, Jiang & Knaden show that these ants can remember what their hill [bsky, 2 points, 1 comments]