Tunisian Saltpan (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Tunisian Saltpan

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This is the Tunisian saltpan, the habitat of the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis. In this rather featureless environment individual ants forage for dead arthropods and return to their inconspicuous nest after foraging runs that can exceed 1.5 km

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