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St. Helens in 1980. (Dan Callister/Online USA/Getty Images) Desert ants can sense the North-South direction of the magnetic field to determine the direction of their nest entrance. (Robin Grob ...

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Nevertheless, desert ants of the Cataglyphis genus possess abilities that distinguish them from many other creatures: The animals are able to orient themselves to the Earth's magnetic field.

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