Insect navigation : Lunar lunacy tamed by an ant
Warrant, Eric J. LU
(2026)
In Current biology : CB
36(6).
p.245-247
- Abstract
Unlike the sun, the moon is a notoriously fickle visual cue for navigation. However, a nocturnal ant has now been found to use the moon for navigation during night-long foraging trips, compensating for its movement across the sky to maintain navigational accuracy.
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- author
- Warrant, Eric J.
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2026-03-23
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Current biology : CB
- volume
- 36
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 245 - 247
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105034366676
- pmid:41875859
- ISSN
- 1879-0445
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cub.2026.02.008
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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