"Desert ants are remarkable for their magnetic sense; but they are also masters of adaptation. They thrive in some of the worldβs most extreme environments, enduring temperatures that can exceed 50Β°C (122Β°F)."
ποΈππ§πΊοΈ #DesertAnts #Magnetoreception #Biology #Evolution #Wildlife #Nature #AmazingCritters
Ant on a compass (Photo by Robin Grob)
π€© Today on air: Bob McDonald interviewed me for the #CBC science program π§ͺπ» #QuirksAndQuarks about our recent finding that #DesertAnts have a #PolarityCompass that we published in @currentbiology.bsky.social π§π Check it out: βοΈ www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... βοΈ @sfb1372.bsky.social @neuroethology.org
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π¨It is finally out: In our newest paper paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that #Cataglyphis #DesertAnts have a polarity-sensitive magnetic sense ππ§ Please read & share π§ͺβοΈwww.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext... #Magnetoreception #Neuroethology #InsectNavigation
Selfie of Feline (student) and Pauline (supervisor) with the printed bachelor thesis
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οΈ And the second bachelor thesis has been finished in our team π€©π Congratulations, Feline! π₯³
Feline had a closer look at the role of the GMF for spatial orientation in darkness π§π #Magnetoreception #Cataglyphis #DesertAnts #Neuroethology #WomenInSTEMπ©βπ¬π©βπ¬π§ͺ
Today @SFB_1372 published a portrait of me by Charlotte Hintzmann on instagram:
βοΈhttps://www.instagram.com/sfb_1372/p/DBGm0sqO9jG/βοΈ
featuring my research ππ§ π§βοΈ
@neuroethology #navigation #magnetoreception #DesertAnts #Cataglyphis #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience
π¨New paper out in @CurrentBiology: "Absence of visual cues motivates desert ants to build their own landmarks" Freire, Bollig & @mknaden1 @MPI_CE show that #desertants build taller nest hills to find back home. Added landmarks suppress hill-building π...