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Based on the trends observed throughout the study it can be concluded
that antlions are dependent on a number of environmental conditions when
they settle. This is shown through the various effects that introducing
various environmental conditions had on their antlions settlement, as
introducing fake pits into the habitat significantly increased the
antlions tendency for extreme behavior and caused the standard
distribution pattern they follow to be altered the most, as shown by
Graph 2, which illustrates how the most extreme values for pit depth,
nearest neighbor, and cannibalism occurred when fake pits were
introduced to the enclosure. Along with this, the data suggests that
antlions are also dependent on the presence of antlions trials in an
area, as the trials where trails were erased also slightly altered the
settlement patterns of the antlions. Finally, it can be concluded that
obstructions such as rocks have a minimal effect on the antlions
distribution patterns, as the trial with the introduction of rocks and
obstacles did not result in any extreme behavior from the antlion
population. With these patterns in mind, it can be concluded that
antlions do not have a method of communication, as their settlement
patterns were disturbed by normal environmental conditions. Despite
this, it can also be concluded that antlions distribute in a non-random
way in an enclosure, as shown by the aforementioned statistical
analysis, thereby indicating that antlions rely on several environmental
and local indicators to determine where to settle, such as the density
of pits in a given region and the prevalence of trials near a given
territory.
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