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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 12:56:42 GMT
I was unsure where to put this so if it is in the wrong section please move it. How do ants see in the nests because in the wild the chambers would be pitch black, so how do they see around the nest? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 12:59:46 GMT
I was unsure where to put this so if it is in the wrong section please move it. How do ants see in the nests because in the wild the chambers would be pitch black, so how do they see around the nest? A good question Josh. An ant's eyes are not their primary organs of "sight" but rather their antennae are. Most ants have pretty poor eyesight but their antenna are super-sensitive and act as their nose, eyes and ears. In the pitch black of the nest they rely on their antenna to help them navigate. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 13:01:02 GMT
That does make a lot of sense, thanks Myrm.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 13:23:15 GMT
That does make a lot of sense, thanks Myrm. Pheramones are involved too. The ants navigate by using pheramones. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 13:25:32 GMT
Pheramones are involved too. The ants navigate by using pheramones. Absolutely correct, Leafcutter. The antennae, acting as the ant's nose and eyes, detect these pheromones.  |
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Post by Welsh Ant on Aug 27, 2014 13:32:19 GMT
Think how a blind person gets around in their home, they use other senses, hearing, smell and touch.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 27, 2014 13:41:41 GMT
Good answer Welsh Ant, I couldn't have put it better myself  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 27, 2014 13:45:46 GMT
I was unsure where to put this so if it is in the wrong section please move it. How do ants see in the nests because in the wild the chambers would be pitch black, so how do they see around the nest? A good question Josh. An ant's eyes are not their primary organs of "sight" but rather their antennae are. Most ants have pretty poor eyesight but their antenna are super-sensitive and act as their nose, eyes and ears. In the pitch black of the nest they rely on their antenna to help them navigate. Unless it is something like Formica rufa which has very good eyesight and can see you coming from over a foot away. This of course is outside of the nest I hasten to add, as underground they are as blind as we would be. |
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