How Ants Use Vision When Homing Backward/ Curr. Biol., Jan. 19, 2017 (Vol. 27, Issue 3)

How Ants Use Vision When Homing Backward/ Curr. Biol., Jan. 19, 2017 (Vol. 27, Issue 3) . Navigating ants align their body forward to recognize the familiar visual scene and correct their travel direction. However, Schwarz et al. show that ants can transfer this egocentric directional information into a compass frame of reference. Subsequently, they can follow this direction independently of their body orientation. This suggests a remarkable synergy between multiple memories, representations and