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\item Keeping track of the antlions became challenging as the experiment progressed, especially in the later trials when some of the antlions began to hide passively beneath the sand
\item Removing the antlions from the enclosure after each trial became tedious, as it was difficult to find antlions that were under the sand or evaded capture
\item The setup and introductory periods both went well with each trial, as we came into not major issues when setting the trials or when introducing the antlions
\item Depth and width of the pits were smaller in trials with smaller enclosures, which could be due to increased interaction between antlions within smaller enclosures
\item Measurement of the antlions’ pits became difficult, especially as the pits decreased in size (namely in the $<$1cm range), because parallax and ‘bumping’ of the pits could introduce error
\item Antlions had roughly the same density across all sizes because they would become ‘dormant’ if sufficient area was not readily available.
\item Cannibalism and death occurred at a relatively constant rate across all trials, meaning it was more a function of time than a result of overcrowding.
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