Project Gateway Results

The data so far

Every colony your classes have tested for Project Gateway, and what the results are telling us about a possible Alberta-wide ant supercolony.

52Colonies tested
23Supercolony
26Not supercolony
8Schools
191Student trials

Project Gateway asks a simple question with a huge scope: what are the dimensions of the newly discovered supercolony? Every classroom that runs a trial adds a real data point toward the answer.

Below are the colonies tested so far and what each trial found. When two ants from different nests meet and stay calm, it hints they belong to the same colony; when they fight, they do not. This page will keep growing as more schools take part.

Behind the data

How your class gathered this data

Every row in the tables below started with students in the field and at their desks.

A student holds a collection tube with an ant sample outdoors.
1. CollectWe gather ants from colonies around the schools and bring them to the classroom for the students.
Students run an aggression trial at a desk with a container and clipboard.
2. TestAnts from two nests meet in a container to see whether they fight.
A student records observations on a clipboard alongside a researcher.
3. RecordEach group notes the behaviour, and the result joins the dataset.
Colony summary

What each colony told us

Each colony was tested one or more times. "Supercolony" means the introduced ants did not fight the local ants, a sign they may belong to the same vast colony. "Not supercolony" means they were aggressive.

ColonyReplicatesConclusionLocation
EXP0015Not supercolony View
EXP0025Not supercolony View
EXP0033Supercolony View
EXP0045Supercolony View
EXP0055Not supercolony—
EXP0065Not supercolony View
EXP007—Supercolony View
EXP008—Supercolony View
EXP009—Supercolony View
EXP010—Supercolony View
EXP0112Not supercolony View
EXP0121Inconclusive View
EXP0133Not supercolony View
EXP0143Supercolony View
EXP0203Supercolony View
EXP0213Supercolony View
EXP0225Not supercolony View
EXP0232Supercolony View
EXP0244Supercolony View
EXP0254Not supercolony View
EXP0264Inconclusive View
EXP0276Not supercolony View
EXP0283Supercolony View
EXP0293Supercolony View
EXP0303Supercolony View
EXP0315Not supercolony View
EXP0325Not supercolony View
EXP0335Not supercolony View
EXP0345Not supercolony View
EXP0355Not supercolony View
EXP0365Not supercolony View
EXP0375Not supercolony View
EXP0384Not supercolony View
EXP0395Not supercolony View
EXP0405Not supercolony View
EXP0416Not supercolony View
EXP0425Not supercolony View
EXP0435Supercolony View
EXP0444Supercolony View
EXP0454Supercolony View
EXP0463Supercolony View
EXP0475Supercolony View
EXP0485Supercolony View
EXP0494Not supercolony View
EXP0503Not supercolony View
EXP0515Not supercolony View
EXP0524Not supercolony View
EXP0535Not supercolony View
EXP0543Supercolony View
EXP0551Inconclusive View
EXP0562Supercolony View
EXP0571Supercolony View
Where the colonies are

Colony map

Every nest surveyed across Alberta so far, coloured by how the ants behaved. Click a point for details, and scroll to zoom once the map is in focus.

Showing 158 surveyed nests. Nests collected for the classroom trials take their colour from the colony summary above. Other nests are coloured by a field aggression trial, if one was run.

Trial by trial

Student results

Every trial your classes ran, grouped by school. Filter to find your school below.

SchoolGroupDateColonyResultConclusion
Father LacombeGroup 1June 1 2026EXP002AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 2June 1 2026EXP002AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 3June 1 2026EXP002AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 4June 1 2026EXP004Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 5June 1 2026EXP004Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 6June 1 2026EXP004Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 7June 1 2026EXP004Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 8June 1 2026EXP005AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 9June 1 2026EXP005AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 10June 1 2026EXP005AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 11June 1 2026EXP005AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 12June 1 2026EXP003Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 13June 1 2026EXP003Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 14June 1 2026EXP003Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 15June 1 2026EXP001AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 16June 1 2026EXP001AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 17June 1 2026EXP001AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 18June 1 2026EXP001AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 19June 1 2026EXP001InconclusiveInconclusive
Father LacombeGroup 20September 24 2026EXP031AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 21September 24 2026EXP032AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 22September 24 2026EXP035AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 23September 24 2026EXP036AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 24September 24 2026EXP048Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 25September 24 2026EXP048Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 26September 24 2026EXP048Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Father LacombeGroup 27September 24 2026EXP050AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 28September 24 2026EXP050AggressionNot supercolony
Father LacombeGroup 29September 24 2026EXP051AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 1June 2 2026EXP006AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 2June 2 2026EXP006AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 3June 2 2026EXP002AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 4June 2 2026EXP005AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 5June 2 2026EXP002AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 6June 2 2026EXP006AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 7June 2 2026EXP006AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 8June 2 2026EXP006AggressionNot supercolony
Blessed Marie RoseGroup 9June 2 2026EXP004Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 1June 15 2026EXP011AggressionNot supercolony
Alix-MACGroup 2June 15 2026EXP011AggressionNot supercolony
Alix-MACGroup 3June 15 2026EXP012InconclusiveInconclusive
Alix-MACGroup 4June 15 2026EXP013InconclusiveInconclusive
Alix-MACGroup 5June 15 2026EXP013AggressionNot supercolony
Alix-MACGroup 6June 15 2026EXP013AggressionNot supercolony
Alix-MACGroup 7June 15 2026EXP014Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 8June 15 2026EXP014InconclusiveInconclusive
Alix-MACGroup 9June 15 2026EXP014Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 10September 16 2026EXP021Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 11September 16 2026EXP022AggressionNot supercolony
Alix-MACGroup 12September 16 2026EXP027AggressionNot supercolony
Alix-MACGroup 13September 16 2026EXP027InconclusiveInconclusive
Alix-MACGroup 14September 16 2026EXP029Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 15September 16 2026EXP030Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 16September 16 2026EXP030Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Alix-MACGroup 17September 16 2026EXP030InconclusiveInconclusive
Don CampbellGroup 1September 14 2026EXP020InconclusiveInconclusive
Don CampbellGroup 2September 14 2026EXP020Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Don CampbellGroup 3September 14 2026EXP020Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Don CampbellGroup 4September 14 2026EXP021Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Don CampbellGroup 5September 14 2026EXP021Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Don CampbellGroup 6September 14 2026EXP022AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 7September 14 2026EXP022AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 8September 14 2026EXP025AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 9September 14 2026EXP025AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 10September 14 2026EXP025AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 11September 14 2026EXP025AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 12September 14 2026EXP026InconclusiveInconclusive
Don CampbellGroup 13September 14 2026EXP026InconclusiveInconclusive
Don CampbellGroup 14September 14 2026EXP026InconclusiveInconclusive
Don CampbellGroup 15September 14 2026EXP026AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 16September 14 2026EXP027InconclusiveInconclusive
Don CampbellGroup 17September 14 2026EXP027AggressionNot supercolony
Don CampbellGroup 18September 14 2026EXP028Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Don CampbellGroup 19September 14 2026EXP028Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Don CampbellGroup 20September 14 2026EXP028Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 1September 15 2026EXP022AggressionNot supercolony
CrestomereGroup 2September 15 2026EXP022AggressionNot supercolony
CrestomereGroup 3September 15 2026EXP023Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 4September 15 2026EXP023Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 5September 15 2026EXP024Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 6September 15 2026EXP024Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 7September 15 2026EXP024Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 8September 15 2026EXP024Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 9September 15 2026EXP027AggressionNot supercolony
CrestomereGroup 10September 15 2026EXP027AggressionNot supercolony
CrestomereGroup 11September 15 2026EXP029Non-aggressiveSupercolony
CrestomereGroup 12September 15 2026EXP029Non-aggressiveSupercolony
St Mary's High SchoolGroup 1September 21 2026EXP031AggressionNot supercolony
St Mary's High SchoolGroup 2September 21 2026EXP032AggressionNot supercolony
St Mary's High SchoolGroup 3September 21 2026EXP033AggressionNot supercolony
St Mary's High SchoolGroup 4September 21 2026EXP033Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 1 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP034AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 2 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP034AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 3 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP034AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 4 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP034AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 5 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP034AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 6 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP035AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 7 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP035AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 8 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP035AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 9 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP036AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 10 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP037AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 11 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP037InconclusiveInconclusive
Connect CharterGroup 12 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP037AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 13 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP037AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 14 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP037AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 15 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP039AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 16 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP039AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 17 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP039AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 18 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP039AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 19 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP039AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 20 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP040AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 21 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP040AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 22 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP040AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 23 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP040AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 24 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP041AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 25 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP041Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 26 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP041InconclusiveInconclusive
Connect CharterGroup 27 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP041AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 28 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP041InconclusiveInconclusive
Connect CharterGroup 29 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP041AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 30 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP042AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 31 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP042AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 32 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP042AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 33 (Grade 5)September 22 2026EXP042AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 34 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP031AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 35 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP031AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 36 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP031AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 37 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP032AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 38 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP032AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 39 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP032AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 40 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP033AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 41 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP035AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 42 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP036InconclusiveInconclusive
Connect CharterGroup 43 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP036AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 44 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP036AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 45 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP038AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 46 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP038AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 47 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP038AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 48 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP040AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 49 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP042AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 50 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP043Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 51 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP043Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 52 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP043Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 53 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP043Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 54 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP043Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 55 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP051AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 56 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP051InconclusiveInconclusive
Connect CharterGroup 57 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP051AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 58 (Grade 6)September 23 2026EXP051AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 59 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP033AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 60 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP044InconclusiveInconclusive
Connect CharterGroup 61 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP044Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 62 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP044Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 63 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP044Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 64 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP045Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 65 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP045Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 66 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP045Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 67 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP045Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 68 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP047Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 69 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP047Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 70 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP047Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 71 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP047Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 72 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP047Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 73 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP048Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 74 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP048Non-aggressiveSupercolony
Connect CharterGroup 75 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP049AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 76 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP049AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 77 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP050AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 78 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP053AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 79 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP053AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 80 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP053AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 81 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP053AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 82 (Grade 9)September 24 2026EXP053AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 83Not recordedEXP033AggressionNot supercolony
Connect CharterGroup 84Not recordedEXP038AggressionNot supercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 1September 25 2026EXP046Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 2September 25 2026EXP046InconclusiveInconclusive
USchool - St AugustineGroup 3September 25 2026EXP046Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 4September 25 2026EXP049AggressionNot supercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 5September 25 2026EXP049AggressionNot supercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 6September 25 2026EXP052AggressionNot supercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 7September 25 2026EXP052InconclusiveInconclusive
USchool - St AugustineGroup 8September 25 2026EXP052AggressionNot supercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 9September 25 2026EXP052AggressionNot supercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 10September 25 2026EXP054Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 11September 25 2026EXP054Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 12September 25 2026EXP054Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 13September 25 2026EXP055InconclusiveInconclusive
USchool - St AugustineGroup 14September 25 2026EXP056Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 15September 25 2026EXP056Non-aggressiveSupercolony
USchool - St AugustineGroup 16September 25 2026EXP057Non-aggressiveSupercolony
For teachers

Sample data sheets

A look at what data collection in the classroom actually looks like.

Examples coming soon.

We will post a few anonymized data sheets here so teachers can see how students record their observations during a trial.

Curious about your class's data?

We are always happy to talk through the results, and there is more data to come as new schools take part.