Ants are First Animal Known to Navigate by Stereo Smell

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2 February 2010
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Desert ants in Tunisia smell in stereo, sensing odours from two different directions at the same time. Pigeons, rats and even people may also smell in stereo, but ants are the first animal known to use it for navigation

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