Guidance to indivudual study on ants

Guidance to indivudual study on ants

The ant lives not only in the soil, but also in a variety of other places. Depending on where they live, the lifestyle varies. To look for ants, in addition to soil and trees, turn over a stone or a broad, collapse a decayed tree, peel off tree bark, or break a dacayed branch.



1. Let's see what ants can be found.

Put honey that has been 3-fold diluted with water into an alminum foil dish and place it around your house or in a bush or forest, then wait and see what types of ant appear.


After a while, see what has happened and if many ants are swarming to the area, collect them.


Wash the alminum foil with water in a washbowl and pick up any floating ants.

How to preserve ants


Write the ant name, the place where it was collected, the date it was collected, and the name of the collector.
Soak the ants in 80% alcohol.
2. Food examination

If you watch an ant nest, you will learn about the kind of food that each ant carries to the nest. Pick up each food and examine it.



Put sugar, honey, milk, sausage, etc. on an alminum foil dish.


As with the honey, wash the alminum foil dish with water in a washbowl and collect any floating ants.

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