I'm raking in triple digit paychecks! Yeah, that's right...in two weeks worth of tutoring work, I got a paycheck totally a massive 103.93! Mmmm, but seriously, I am really grateful to be getting paid for something that I really enjoy doing: tutoring biology. Even if it does stress me out quite a bit during the days leading up to the tutoring sessions, I am completely stress-free when I am with the students. I get quite the same feeling when I'm with the 6th graders at Osceola...but there I'm even more happy.
Today I will be going out with my professor to see if we can collect more acorn ants. This last week, we managed to get a full colony of one queen, 2 workers, and a clutch of 4 eggs. They're so fun to watch. We are not sure what species they are, yet. It is for sure a polymorphic species, as the queen is nearly 5 times the size of a worker. Granted, my professor believes that these workers are her first brood, thus they will be about half the size of a 'normal' worker will be.
It's so neat that a colony of ants can be fully contained in an acorn...We'll see what we get today...hopefully a variety of species so that I can start to compare behaviors. These critters are so fascinating. I wish I could have them in my room at my Aunts...wow, I think I would die of excitement, though...being surrounded by these amazing ants 24/7/11. hehe, I'm sounding like a 16 year old who just got their license to drive.
I'm taking the ants into the lab to essentially get to know them better. At this juncture of my research, I don't plan to manipulate their environment or them in anyway. I want to be purely observational; trying my damndest not to be any more invasive to them as I have already been (stealing their home and in a sense enslaving them)...Even though my intentions are to not cause any stress or harm, I know that I will. I have to keep in mind my role, their role, and the respect that I must give to them. I have to always hold true to my beliefs: In life we are all connected. It is only inevitable that all actions, physical and non, will reverberate back in the same light as it was sent.
Today I will be going out with my professor to see if we can collect more acorn ants. This last week, we managed to get a full colony of one queen, 2 workers, and a clutch of 4 eggs. They're so fun to watch. We are not sure what species they are, yet. It is for sure a polymorphic species, as the queen is nearly 5 times the size of a worker. Granted, my professor believes that these workers are her first brood, thus they will be about half the size of a 'normal' worker will be. It's so neat that a colony of ants can be fully contained in an acorn...We'll see what we get today...hopefully a variety of species so that I can start to compare behaviors. These critters are so fascinating. I wish I could have them in my room at my Aunts...wow, I think I would die of excitement, though...being surrounded by these amazing ants 24/7/11. hehe, I'm sounding like a 16 year old who just got their license to drive.
I'm taking the ants into the lab to essentially get to know them better. At this juncture of my research, I don't plan to manipulate their environment or them in anyway. I want to be purely observational; trying my damndest not to be any more invasive to them as I have already been (stealing their home and in a sense enslaving them)...Even though my intentions are to not cause any stress or harm, I know that I will. I have to keep in mind my role, their role, and the respect that I must give to them. I have to always hold true to my beliefs: In life we are all connected. It is only inevitable that all actions, physical and non, will reverberate back in the same light as it was sent.
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