Moving in dim light: behavioral and visual adaptations in nocturnal ants
Visual navigation is a benchmark information processing task that can be used to identify the
consequence of being active in dim-light environments. Visual navigational information that …
consequence of being active in dim-light environments. Visual navigational information that …
[HTML][HTML] The View from the Trees: Nocturnal Bull Ants, Myrmecia midas, Use the Surrounding Panorama While Descending from Trees
Solitary foraging ants commonly use visual cues from their environment for navigation.
Foragers are known to store visual scenes from the surrounding panorama for later …
Foragers are known to store visual scenes from the surrounding panorama for later …
Polarized light use in the nocturnal bull ant, Myrmecia midas
CA Freas, A Narendra… - Royal Society open …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Solitary foraging ants have a navigational toolkit, which includes the use of both terrestrial
and celestial visual cues, allowing individuals to successfully pilot between food sources …
and celestial visual cues, allowing individuals to successfully pilot between food sources …
Subtle changes in the landmark panorama disrupt visual navigation in a nocturnal bull ant
A Narendra… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The ability of ants to navigate when the visual landmark information is altered has often
been tested by creating large and artificial discrepancies in their visual environment. Here …
been tested by creating large and artificial discrepancies in their visual environment. Here …
Compass cues used by a nocturnal bull ant, Myrmecia midas
Ants use both terrestrial landmarks and celestial cues to navigate to and from their nest
location. These cues persist even as light levels drop during the twilight/night. Here, we …
location. These cues persist even as light levels drop during the twilight/night. Here, we …
Intricacies of running a route without success in night-active bull ants (Myrmecia midas).
How do ants resolve conflicts between different sets of navigational cues during navigation?
When two cue sets point to diametrically opposite directions, theories predict that animals …
When two cue sets point to diametrically opposite directions, theories predict that animals …
[HTML][HTML] The Antarium: a reconstructed visual reality device for ant navigation research
Z Kócsi, T Murray, H Dahmen, A Narendra… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We constructed a large projection device (the Antarium) with 20,000 UV-Blue-Green LEDs
that allows us to present tethered ants with views of their natural foraging environment. The …
that allows us to present tethered ants with views of their natural foraging environment. The …
Light and dark adaptation mechanisms in the compound eyes of Myrmecia ants that occupy discrete temporal niches
A Narendra, B Greiner, WA Ribi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Ants of the Australian genus Myrmecia partition their foraging niche temporally, allowing
them to be sympatric with overlapping foraging requirements. We used histological …
them to be sympatric with overlapping foraging requirements. We used histological …
[HTML][HTML] Heavy rainfall induced colony fission and nest relocation in nocturnal bull ants (Myrmecia midas)
In recent years the bull ant Myrmecia midas Clark, 1951, has attracted attention for its
impressive visual navigation during its nocturnal activity. Still, a basic understanding of this …
impressive visual navigation during its nocturnal activity. Still, a basic understanding of this …
Grazing and aridity have contrasting effects on the functional and taxonomic diversity of ants
Ants are one of the most abundant and ubiquitous organisms on Earth and play critical roles
in multiple ecosystem services such as seed dispersal and nutrient cycling. Despite this, the …
in multiple ecosystem services such as seed dispersal and nutrient cycling. Despite this, the …