Ant path finding 101 & trails...
I'm trying to work through the step by step sequence of how ants move around. There are amazing discoveries about this stuff, one of them pointed out here:www.theregister.co.uk/con...36011.htmlWhen an...
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Most general books about ants ( E.g. Hlldobler and Wilson , 1990 . ) include a discussion about this homing behavior . It is complex and differs from species to species . Some clues that are used (...
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Thanks for listing those Teleutotje, that was very helpful. One thing initially jumps out at me, vector orientation. For my purposes of replicating this behavior, I have been day dreaming a lot about...
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About : Vector orientation ( How long in each direction combined . ) .It's like math or physics : Counting the vectors and getting the resulting " End " - vector : Around that direction and around so...
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Re: "That path home is not always 100 % straight..." And, if the ants are relying on vector memory, it's also not always 100% accurate. Many times I have seen ants running in a nearly straight line...
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Is there any wisdom that says ants are able to communicate information between themselves outside of chemical ques? What other method been discovered? Even when they are further away from the nest, It...
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concentration of trail pheromones is also very important. The pheromones dissipate after a while (I think there are often both short and long-term ones) and only trails that are reinforced often are...
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Neat! And really good to know. I've seen some dumb moves from my ants, but as they say, you alter that which you study so I tend to put less stock in my single working experiment.I've noticed my...
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