Termites Observation
OBSERVATIONS
During a class demonstration I observed that termites would sometimes follow a black and straight line drawn using a pen by our teacher. I then began to wonder why this is, and I concluded that it was because the line was straight. I had a question; do termites follow straight lines, or curved lines the best?
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Ants are similar to termites, and I have observed many times ants walking in straight and orderly lines, this means that this could apply to termites. Termites will move in response to an outside stimulus, in this case pen ink. Termites are also blind and deaf.
HYPOTHESIS
I know that a change in direction may be hard to follow, so I used this in making my hypothesis. My hypothesis was that termites
During a class demonstration I observed that termites would sometimes follow a black and straight line drawn using a pen by our teacher. I then began to wonder why this is, and I concluded that it was because the line was straight. I had a question; do termites follow straight lines, or curved lines the best?
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Ants are similar to termites, and I have observed many times ants walking in straight and orderly lines, this means that this could apply to termites. Termites will move in response to an outside stimulus, in this case pen ink. Termites are also blind and deaf.
HYPOTHESIS
I know that a change in direction may be hard to follow, so I used this in making my hypothesis. My hypothesis was that termites