ZIP, ZIP, ZOOM!- DAY 3

To start off day 2, we woke up bright and early to have a nice breakfast. We were served rice, beans, cantaloupe, watermelon, eggs with ham, and of course juice. After breakfast, we went to our first early morning science meeting. Then, we started on a search for leaf cutter ants and their fungus garden. My group, natureSCAN, found a very large fungus garden and we were even able to locate and capture the queen.
To retrieve the fungus garden safely, we had to follow a process:

Dig a hole near the top of the ant hill to find the tunnel that leads to the fungus garden.

Locate the fungus garden.

Then, you have to carefully dig around the garden to make room for a spoon to fit.

Once the hole is big enough, you scoop the garden into a container and seal the lid.

At noon, we ate my favorite meal here yet... spaghetti! We met after lunch to get ready to go zip-lining! That was definitely my favorite part of the day.  

​We got to go see butterflies and caterpillars after zip-lining! The butterflies were absolutely gorgeous!

It was also fun to learn about a butterfly's life cycle.

On the way back to Finca la Anita, we visited a cute shop. There was candy, pop, ice cream, and some general groceries. 

Dinner was very delicious! We had pork with vegetables and juice. To finish off the day, we did more science. First, we counted the bacteria in our petri dishes. Then, we analyzed stats with the numbers of the bacteria. Finally, we gave the ants and our fungus gardens and new home in a bigger container. 

Peace out,
​Nora