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Desert ants can sense the North-South direction of the magnetic field to determine the direction of their nest entrance during so called learning walks.

Desert ants use the polarity of the geomagnetic field for navigation

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

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How Birds Harness the Earth’s Magnetic Field for Nighttime Navigation

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans
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Bees follow linear landmarks to find their way home, just like the first pilots

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

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