We are a team of researchers at the School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University with an interest in understanding animal visual ecology across different ecological and temporal niches. We study fine scale navigational behaviours of insects and spiders in their natural environment from mudflats, to deserts, to rain forests and to urban landscapes. We identify the sensory and neural adaptations they have evolved and quantify they navigational information available in the environment.
Our research follows two themes: one, to identify the consequences of miniaturisation and two, to discover the adaptations required for navigating in dim light habitats. Learn more about our research and our publications.
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If you are interested in joining us for a Masters or a Ph.D. program, or as a Postdoctoral fellow, please contact ajay.narendra [AT] mq.edu.au.
Myrmecia pyriformis, Canberra, Australia 
Nothomyrmecia macrops Poochera, South Australia 
Rhytidoponera metallica, Sydney, Australia 
Oecophylla smaragdina, Townsville, QLD 
While leaving the nest for the first time, a jack jumper ant, Myrmecia croslandi, engages in an elaborately orchestrated sequence of turn-back-and-look behaviour.
Ecological Neuroscience Group 