The Ants Enjoyed the Cereal, Too

The ant hill saga continues. My students put out some flakes of cereal and sugar-coated oats to see if the ants would find them. In an hour we went out to check, and they squealed with delight at the sight. Every piece of the sugar-coated oats was covered with ants! Of course I already knew that would be the outcome, but seeing is believing for the children. When even the flakes were gone today, they still were not convinced. One accused the janitor of taking the flakes (as if he would be concerned about a little bit of cereal on the bare ground around the tree.) Guess we need to put out some more candy to make the kids believe again. Wonder if the ants prefer candy hearts or M & Ms? This calls for another science experiment.