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diff --git a/document/materials.tex b/document/materials.tex index 4f3965e..a0d584e 100644 --- a/document/materials.tex +++ b/document/materials.tex @@ -1,18 +1,9 @@ -\newcount\list \list=0 -\def\item{\advance\list by 1\relax\pre{\the\list.}} - -{\obeylines -\item 32x32 container -\item Cardboard barriers to reduce the 32x33 container to a 24x24, 16x16, and 8x7 space -\item 4 bags of quartz sand (200 pounds of sand) -\item 40 antlions -\item 41 circular containers, roughly 6 inches in diameter -\item Meter stick -\item 40 toothpicks -\item Tape -\item Ruler -\item 160 ants -\item Small plastic cup at about 2 inches in diameter -\item Sharpie -\item Sieve -} +First, a 32x33 container was used to house antlions. + A cardboard barrier (and sufficient tape) was constructed to restrict it to a 24x24, 16x17, and 8x7 spaces. + Approximately 200 pounds, or four 50lb bags, of quartz sand were needed as a substrate. + Next, 40 antlions were obtained and 160 ants for food. + 40 plastic circular containers (at a six inch diameter and a four inch depth) housed the antlions and 1 housed the ants. + One meter stick, a six inch ruler, and a sharpie were obtained to measure and obtain data from trials. + Then, 40 toothpicks and a small plastic cup with a diameter of 2 inches were applied to record and manage the locations of antlions throughout the study. + A sieve was used to move the antlions from place to place and secure them. + |