Visual input and path stabilization in walking ants

Abstract

*[Here we focus on further investigations on the ants' paths stabilization under different visual input conditions. The pitch & roll stabilization of walking paths seems to be independent of visual input & controlled by idiothetic cues. The yaw (meander) stabilization in walking paths is adjusted for navigational rather than for stabilizing purposes & depends on at least 3 factors: the odometric component of the path integrator (via idiothetic cues), the perception of the celestial compass information (via ocelli & compound eyes), & the visual matching of the familiar route scenery (via the compound eyes).]