Trees & Invertebrates Identification
Summary of Findings
As we worked hard we were able to complete this experiment. By doing so we had to go outside with the materials and take charge of tasks that we managed to complete within a certain period of time.
The purpose of this study is to determine multiple things such as:
Can a tree contain a specific type of invertebrate that usually lives within the tree?
Does the type of tree or weather determine what type of invertebrates would be there?
Is there specific type of weather where invertebrates enjoy living on a tree?
Do invertebrates hang out mainly in the top area of a tree or the bottom of a tree?
Which tree typically attracts the most invertebrates?
Our results: ↣ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GxJrWg1C7kWetJ1KO7SIF9fM-BInyEQ223fLXrwYgcE/edit#gid=1688002678
Uncertainties that we may have come across to was trying to identify the new invertebrates that I had captured previous days. What we are referring to is that trying to look at small invertebrates was a hassle because of the time management that we had to carry out to be able to complete the investigation. Other than that it is pretty much it.
Two things we learned were that the type of tree does actually determine what type of invertebrates would be there. we also learned that there are a lot of bugs that tend to blend in with either the bark of the tree or the leafs. Two new things that we as a group learned was that if you work together you will get so much accomplished because one person might know more about an invertebrate than another would. Another thing we learned is how many invertebrates actually come out of one tree alone. We also leaned new techniques that involved a lot of investigation.
Next Steps
Questions:
Do invertebrates hang out mainly in the top area of a tree or the bottom?
Is there a specific type of weather where invertebrates enjoy living on a tree?
Does the type of tree or weather determine what type of invertebrates would be there?
Can a tree contain a specific type of invertebrates that usually lives within the trees?
Future Research:
Next time we could next time check for the weather in the days we would have gone outside for the investigation. We can also make sure that we have all of my materials at hand so that we can have a smooth investigation. When it comes to having more resources for my investigation, we did struggle in finding other websites for my background research.
Contributors:
Shawnae Adams, Rosa Vara, Julia Baca
Also a huge thanks to Dave and Dee from the Nature Museum who helped donate the materials for the project.
Google: Sheets and Maps, as well as Docs
These cool guys:
https://devonyine11.wixsite.com/treeinverts/conclusion
As well as them as well with their neat guide:
Caterpillars Count - citizen science project recording abundance of invertebrates in trees
https://caterpillarscount.unc.edu/
A huge thanks to the Nature Museum for allowing us to work in their area.