| On day 2, we observed the surrounding environment of our mound and we collected three ant specimens. We observed the biotic factors surrounding the ant colony which were the ants themselves, the grass and moss on the forest floor and the canopy cover. The abiotic factors were the dirt and forest material that make up the ant mound. The ants, like all other living organisms, must acquire nutrition from their ecosystem in order to survive. We think that the ants must be consuming the plants and smaller insects that they co-exist with on the forest floor. It would be interesting to observe the different factors affecting the prosperity of the ants such as the weather, the amount of light and the quality of the soil they use to build their mounds. Listed are our observations from day 2 of the project: Colony name: Mont Blanc Canopy cover: 80% Green ground cover: 21.6% Activity level: 8/10 Longitude: 7° 0' 3'' East Latitude: 46° 20' 27'' North |  |
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