Cataglyphis ants have a polarity-sensitive magnetic compass.

Autor: Grob R; Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7034 Trondheim, Norway., Wegmann JW; Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany; AG Neurosensorik/Animal Navigation, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty V, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany., Rössler W; Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany., Fleischmann PN; Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany; AG Neurosensorik/Animal Navigation, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty V, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany. Electronic address: pauline.fleischmann@uni-oldenburg.de.

Publikováno v: Current biology : CB [Curr Biol] 2024 Dec 16; Vol. 34 (24), pp. 5833-5838.e2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 06.