Ants can navigate while walking BACKWARDS

Ants can walk home backwards using just the sun and their memories as a guide, according to new research. Famed for their work ethic, a study has discovered the navigational skills of ants are more sophisticated than previously thought. And the surprising discovery could inspire a new generation of robots using mechanisms of the ant's brain, which is smaller than a pinhead. Ants can walk home backwards using just the sun and their memories as a guide, according to new research. The insects, which walk backwards when carrying heavy loads of food, find their way to the nest from the position of the sun and their visual knowledge.