News Animals These ants build tall nest hills to help show the way home Desert ants living in Tunisia’s flat, featureless salt pans create landmarks to aid navigation A forager Cataglyphis fortis ant stands on the sandy surface of a hot salt pan while looking for food. M. Knaden By Soumya Sagar May 31, 2023 at 11:00 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Some ants have figured out how to keep from getting lost: Build taller anthills. Desert ants that live in the hot, flat salt pans of Tunisia spend their days looking for food.
