Marco wrote an application for the University of Iceland Societial fund.
Ants in Action: Bringing Nature and Cooperation to Children Across Iceland
It got funding. At the center of this is a portable ant nest and this book by Marco and Laufey.
Author: Arnar Pálsson
Ant team in MH high school
Ant team in MH high school
Andreas Guðmundsson (left) with Atli Jósefsson teacher at Menntaskólinn í Hamrahlíð
Nest in front with the Penny ants that came from a potted palm Andreas got as a present.
Andreas recieved gift from MH for his service, books on zoology written by Örnólfur Thorlacius former rektor of MH.
Visiting high schools – now Kvennó
We are now visiting high schools in Reykjavík and neighboring townships. This week we visited Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík, and saw groups studying evolution and basic biology.
The students tackled questions like:
How many individuals of ants can be found on the planet?
A.9.000.000.000
B.90.000.000.000
C.900.000.000.000
D.900.000.000.000.000
E.20.000.000.000.000.000
E is the right answer, there are ~2.5 million ants for each person. Claim your ants.
Ants in the library: Vísindakakó
Out colleagues in the #AntTeam visited the Úlfarsárdalur library in Reykjavík
In collaboration with Vísindakakó, sciencechocholate project run by Vísindavaka Rannís.More than thirty people came and the children asked many interesting questions, and got to play with the ants (so to speak).
Marco had the new childrens book on sale.
#Reykjavík #Library with #vísindavaka #visindaKakó #iceland #biology
#pennyAnts #bioblitz #scienceOutreach
New book about ants
Marco Mancini and Laufey Jónsdóttir wrote and drew a wonderful tale of human curiousity and biological diversity.
“Matti og maurun” is the title in Icelandic. The book is presented at HönnunarMars 2024, the major design festival in Iceland.
Ant exibit is open in Epal store on Laugarvegur.
Further info in Icelandic.
Ants in Perlan
We have arranged an event with the Icelandic museum of natural history: Ants in Iceland / Maurar á Íslandi
Sunday May 5th: Sunnudagur 5. maí
Location: Perlan, 2. floor
Time: kl. 14 – 16
Ants and ant colonies will be on display, supervised by the Marco Mancini, Andreas Guðmundsson on the Ant team.
This is part of fun Sunday programme of the museum.
Access to the event is free.
Ants in Reykjavík
Ants are not common in Reykjavik thought they can be found here. A recent project aims to document and locate ants around the Icelandic capital in the summer of 2020. Working on the project are Marco Mancini, a master student and Andreas Guðmundsson under the oversight of Arnar Pálsson, a professor in biology and Mariana Tamayo.