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For the first part of the experiment we found that four of the five pill bugs found their way to the leafy environment. However, most of their time was spent in the section of soil. For the second part of the experiment where we tested each of the pill bugs separately, we found that the bugs spent most or all of their time in the soil environment, therefore, composing the answer to the question of their most favored environment.
The chart in image two contains the data found in the first part of the experiment. After allowing the pill bugs to roam freely within the confines of the styrofoam tray throughout each of the substrate, we found that after five minutes that one of the bugs was counted on the soil environment and four were found
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