Investigation: Branch Trap
Why are we doing it?
To find out what is living among the branches of the tree
How long will it take?
3 days
What do we need?
- 2 litre bottle
- String
- Teaspoon
- Sugar
- Water
- Cotton wool
- Corrugated card
- Pencil
- Blue tack
How do we do it?
- Cut the bottle in half so tha thte top half can be turned upside down to sit in it.
- Place a bit of corrugated card in the bottle to prevent concussion of any creature falling in.
- Put one teaspoon of sugar and cotton woll soaked in water in the bottle for creature nourishment.
- Make two holes in the bottom half of the container opposite each other by placing a ball of blue tack on the inside and stabbing a pencil through from the outside.
- Remove the blue tack and join the holes by tying a piece of string between them.
- Hang the bottle from a tree branch.
- After 3 days investigate the contents of the branch trap to find out what inhabits the tree.
Results
The branch trap did not work as well as anticipated and unfortunately proved inconclusive.