Ok I have finally decided what to do for my science fair project. I am calling it "The Sweet Life" and I am testing to see if ants prefer natural or artificial sweetners.
I am putting out real sugar, brown sugar, sweet n low, equal, and splenda. Since artificial is sweeter than real sugar I am hypothesizing that ants will prefer the artificial sweetner. I will keep you posted.
This is taking longer than I thought, we have been hit with a cold front and I have learned that ants are not as active in the cold...