Gap Fill - Ants - Level 1

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Ants are , amazing . There are many things we do not know about . Scientists just found how ants get from A to B, without getting . They can go in a line, whatever direction they are facing. The BBC said it is the same as, "trying to find your home while walking backwards or spinning round". Ants use the Sun, their , and what they can see around them. A said ants are like self-driving .

The scientists studied in Spain. Their report is in the 'Current Biology'. They said ants could travel from their even when things are in their or if they have to drag food. The professor said: "Ants have a…tiny …yet they can [move] under many difficult conditions, including going backwards." She said understanding ants will help to build new robot systems that copy the ant's .

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