Animals travelling through the world receive input from multiple sensory modalities that
could be important for the guidance of their journeys. Given the availability of a rich array of …

The ability to learn the location of places in the world and to revisit them repeatedly is crucial
for all aspects of animal life on earth. It underpins animal foraging, predator avoidance …

In this paper we propose a model of visually guided route navigation in ants that captures
the known properties of real behaviour whilst retaining mechanistic simplicity and thus …

Insect navigation arises from the coordinated action of concurrent guidance systems but the
neural mechanisms through which each functions, and are then coordinated, remains …

In the last decades, desert ants have become model organisms for the study of insect
navigation. In finding their way, they use two major navigational routines: path integration …

Ants are efficient navigators, guided by path integration and visual landmarks. Path
integration is the primary strategy in landmark-poor habitats, but landmarks are readily used …

Panoramic views offer information on heading direction and on location to visually
navigating animals. This review covers the properties of panoramic views and the …

When transitioning from in-nest duties to their foraging life outside the nest, ants perform a
series of highly choreo-graphed learning walks around the nest entrance, before leaving to …

Solitary foraging insects display stunning navigational behaviours in visually complex
natural environments. Current literature assumes that these insects are mostly driven by …

Desert ants make use of various navigational techniques, including path integration and
visual route following, to forage efficiently in their extremely hostile environment. Species …