Ant Mound D
 First day: Mapping We walked to the Beau-Reveil Forest and identified several ant mounds. One of ours (mound D) was located in the coordinates: 7°0'0'' E46°20'28'' N. There was activity in our mound, both times that we visited, however, the ants were much more active on the day that we visited in the afternoon. We took some ants, and put them into jars, so that they could be researched. Closer details The second time that we visited the ant mound, we took a closer look at a specific mound. We looked at the specifics and characteristics that may help us with the research or identifying common factors between mound locations. There was much more activity at the top of the mound than at the base of it, the ants were also more active comparing to the previous visit. The ground around the base wasn't covered with grass or green moss. There were some plants, but it was mainly filled with dirt and sticks. There wasn't much tree coverage: approximately about 30%. We think this is because they can get lots of sunlight but not so much that it becomes excessive. |   |
  Third day We continued to study the same ant mound (D), however we now took a closer look at the surroundings of it. That means, the tree canopy coverage and how much direct sunlight it has. We also figured out the type of trees that were there and the distance between the ant mound and the 3 nearest trees. We measured the circumference and the height of the mound, and we looked again at the ground coverage. All of these factors will help us determine why the ant mounds are in that specific location. Also, we'll see which are recurring factors between the various mounds in order to understand the ants a bit more. |    |
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