How do foraging desert ants use landmarks or distinctive features of the terrain?
A) To mark and remember the "goal" location where food can be found
B) Primarily near the nest to pinpoint the location of the hole
C) Throughout the foraging trip as one of the primary navigational cues
D) As "sign posts" to mark where the path needs to turn or change
E) Not at all, because they are insensitive to landmark cues
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