These hardy ants build their own landmarks in the desert
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The desert ant _Cataglyphis fortis_ lives in Tunisia’s arid salt flats, and can travel more than a kilometre from its underground nest in search of food. Now scientists have found that these
ants build tall hills on top of their nests that help the insects to find their way home across the vast, featureless landscape1. ACCESS OPTIONS Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio
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_Nature_ 618, 217 (2023) _doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01766-8_ REFERENCES SUBJECTS * Animal behaviour LATEST ON: Animal behaviour