Ant+Baiting+Lab+Group+B

__**Ant Bait Lab**__ //**Group B:**// Brandi Copeland Chrissy Snow Breanna Gilson Kelsey Lauscher Zoe Mangold Kristen Gordon Courtney Traut

Honey, Karo syrup, Caramel, Peanut butter, Sugar, Bread.
 * Bait:**

By Mr. Regans windows, next to the small tree.
 * Location:**

-sticky paper -tuna, honey, sugar, bread, Karo syrup, caramel, peanut butter
 * Materials:**

__Step 1:__ Put bait in lid and fill each with three different baits. __Step 2:__ Place the bait in location around the flag. __Step 3:__ Other periods will record and observe the ants and the results. __Step 4:__ Take pictures.
 * Procedure:**

__//Independent Variable://__ the variable that is controlled and isn't being changed or tested -The independent variables of the Ant Bait Experiment are the baits that we are using to attract the ants. __//Dependent Variables://__ the variable that is being tested - The dependent variable of the Ant Bait Experiment is the number of the ants that are counted. __//Constant://__ the things that are always the same during the experiment -The constants of the experiment would be the location where the bait will be and how much bait is put in each lid to attract the ants.
 * Variables__//://__**


 * || **Honey** || **Karo syrup** || **Caramel** || **Peanut Butter** || **Sugar** || **Bread** || **Tuna(water)** || **Tuna(oil)** ||
 * **Ants Pd1** ||  || 1 Ant ||   ||   ||   ||   || 0 || 0 ||
 * **Ants Pd5** ||  || 10+ ants ||   ||   ||   ||   || 5+ ants || 2 ants ||
 * **Ants Pd6** ||  || 30+ ants ||   ||   ||   ||   || 3 ants || 2, dead ||
 * __**Total Ants**__ ||  || 41+ ants ||   ||   ||   ||   || 7+ ants || 2 alive ants ||

Results- Period 5: Our observations concluded that the tuna in oil actually had dead ants in it. Also, the ants in the oil dish were only small red ants. The tuna in water had several ants visiting back and forth taking food out of the dish. All around the tree and the dish were ants commuting back and forth. It seems that the large black ants prefer the meat over the karo syrup and the small red ants prefer the karo syrup to the tuna. -Kristen and Courtney

Period 6: Our observations concluded almost the exact same thing that period 5 had. The ants in the oil were extremely small and dead. However, the ants in the water were big and black, probably around .5 cm to 2 cm. The black ants were acting as a guard towards the tuna with the water. There were a lot of ants climbing up and down the tree and on the ground. -Brandi, Breanna, and Chrissy