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may be 200meters (655 feet) away from the nest. You may see this route
on the map. But do not think that the ant will get lost because of these zig-
zags. Once it finds a source of food, the ant follows a straight course and
returns to the nest. With respect to their sizes, this journey by the ant may
be compared to a man’s returning to his starting point taking a straight
course after wandering 35-40 kilometers (22-25 miles) away from that
The little ant to the side
uses no compass to
find its way in the
desert. The map above
shows the path the ant
has followed.
the nest
the path the
ant follows
while look-
ing for food
the way back to
the nest
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