An Exploring Ant Encounters an Unknown Branching Nest Site (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

An Exploring Ant Encounters an Unknown Branching Nest Site

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In a study published in Biology Letters, researchers from the University of Bristol, UK found that rock ants instinctively go left when entering unknown spaces.

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Edmund Hunt, University of Bristol, UK

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Please note: the image is for single use only to illustrate articles on the Biology Letters paper ‘Ants show a leftward turning bias when exploring unknown nest sites’ by Hunt ER et al 2014 and is not to be archived. Please credit the copyright holder: Edmund Hunt

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