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-The question of how antlion spatial patterns, such as pit depth, width,
-and nearest neighbor, as well as group behavior vary with respect to
-spatial constraints and interruptions in possible communication pathways
-was examined through the procedure.
-The objective of the research was to expand upon the established
-conclusion from the previous years experiment, which determined that
-antlions space themselves in a hexagonal pattern and maintain a constant
-ratio between all pits to reduce intraspecies competition.
-In order to test the natural hexagonal dispersion pattern of the
-antlions the follow up study aimed to identify the method of
-organization of the organisms, as the previous years study clearly
-illustrated that the organisms had a standard distribution pattern, and
-thereby some means of communicating or understanding spatial information
-in order to achieve that pattern.
-In order to develop a conclusion regarding the method of communication
-three initial hypothesis were made and it was determined that the
-antlions communicated through the use of making trail in the sand, which
-allowed them to mathematically determine a settling position, or that
-the antlions used obstacles and pits as regulatory mechanisms, or
-finally that antlions had no means of communication, but rather their
-cannibalistic nature determined the settlement pattern observed.
-With this in mind a procedure was drafted that contained three distinct
-trials, one where antlion trails were removed, one where fake pits were
-introduced, and one where obstacles were introduced into the
-environment.
-With this procedure  several similar ``cooperative'' behaviors to prior
-studies were observed, with the antlions remaining under the soil when
-the surface was overpopulated (demonstrable by a significantly lower
-number of pits forming in smaller trials).
-Along with this the antlions seemed to be most disrupted by the
-introduction of fake pits, as during these trials the averager pit
-depth, pit width, and nearest neighbor calculation changed
-significantly, thereby indicating that antlions use the presence of pits
-around them to mathematically determine where they need to settle on an
-instinctual level.
+The question of how antlion spatial patterns, such as pit depth, width,
+and nearest neighbor, as well as group behavior vary with respect to
+spatial constraints and interruptions in possible communication pathways
+was examined through the procedure.
+This research expands on a previous study that investigated antlions
+in habitats of, sometimes, extremely small size.
+It found that antlions, as groups, tend to have fewer and smaller pits
+on the surface in smaller areas, to maintain fair food-collection
+densities.
+This follow-up study aimed to identify the regularity of antlions'
+surface distributions, and whether this regularity is maintained if
+trails are removed or the environment is constricted with barriers.
+It was determined that antlions regularize their settlement patterns
+through a couple of innate tendencies: they prefer being on borders when
+possible, to, in a group, use all of the area, and distancing themselves
+from the raised sand around other pits.
+These wouldn't have happened in a system reliant on trail density or
+pheromones (because with trail erasure, regularity was maintained) or in
+a system reliant on cannibalism.
+This experiment tested these specific anti-competitive behaviors,
+building on our previous results, which showed antlions hiding under
+sand when the population got too dense.