The Antarium: A Reconstructed Visual Reality Device for Ant Navigation Research

We constructed a large projection device (the Antarium) with 20,000 UV-Blue-Green LEDs that allows us to present tethered ants with views of their natural foraging environment. The ants walk on an air-cushioned trackball, their movements are registered and can be fed back to the visual panorama. Vie...

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Main Authors: Zoltán Kócsi, Trevor Murray, Hansjürgen Dahmen, Ajay Narendra, Jochen Zeil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.599374/full