The properties of the visual system in the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti

► Compound eye and ocelli size increases with head size. ► Number of ommatidia ranges between 420 and 590 per compound eye. ► Horizontal visual field of approximately 150°. ► The average interommatidial angle of each compound eye is 3.7°. ► Compound eyes provide sufficient detail of landmark panorama for navigation.