{"id":247634,"date":"2024-07-25T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/ants-are-incredible-navigators-lets-celebrate-their-brilliance\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:58","slug":"ants-are-incredible-navigators-lets-celebrate-their-brilliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/ants-are-incredible-navigators-lets-celebrate-their-brilliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ants are incredible navigators &#8211; let&#8217;s celebrate their brilliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23141738\/SEI_213407412.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2440717\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Adri\u00e0 Volt\u00e0\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>When a humpback whale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/humpback-whale-longest-migration-record\">arrived in the seas off Mexico last year<\/a>, the scientific world sat up in wonder. And with good reason, because the whale \u2013 aptly named Frodo \u2013 had just finished an 11,000-kilometre journey that began in the Mariana Islands, in the north-western Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Whales and birds are frequently touted as Earth\u2019s chief navigators. Insects, too, are showcased \u2013 often represented by butterflies and bees. Ants, however, are rarely on the lips of those discussing nature\u2019s best pilots. As someone who has researched ant navigation, this is disheartening, particularly when considering the lack of action to address ants\u2019 dwindling numbers compared with that for\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26335011-200-ants-are-incredible-navigators-lets-celebrate-their-brilliance\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] When a humpback whale arrived in the seas off Mexico last year, the scientific world sat up in wonder. 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