of their abundance they provide good material for an ecological investigation into their preferred habitat. Woodlice are of the order Isopoda which means‚ "The legs are alike". Different species prefer different dwellings however the Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)‚ which has been used for this investigation‚ is commonly found around residential properties. They can be found under rocks or around compost heaps where the soil is moist and a humid atmosphere is maintained. One abiotic factor
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temperature affects the rate in which woodlouse move. I measured the rate by timing the woodlouse to move a set distance of 20cm‚ and altered the surrounding temperature by submerging a clear tube in water with different temperatures controlled by a water bath. Research: It is to be believed there over 3000 different species of woodlice‚ a total of 42 species have been recorded living in the United Kingdom‚ although not all of them are native (1). Woodlouse is a crustacean‚ which fit into the
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controlled by closing the windows and doors in the classroom as well as turning off any other light source besides the one lamp needed to carry-out the experiment. (DV) - Distance in between the lamp and the woodlouse - Speed of woodlouse - The distance between the lamp and the woodlouse will be controlled by measuring its distance with a ruler and maintaining that distance throughout the whole experiment. - The speed of the woodlice will be controlled by measuring the distance it moves in the
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To investigate the habitats woodlice prefer is dark condition or wet condition 1. Use a shoebox and place some soil and dry leaves in it. Start looking under rocks or bricks for some woodlice and place them in the shoebox. Make sure the soil is placed enough and evenly to keep the woodlice happy when not under investigation. * 25 woodlice were used for the experiment because the more woodlice used increases the statistics of which condition the woodlice prefer and give a more accurate data
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Woodlice - Porcellio Scaber Research: Introduction: [The following is summarised from: http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz/isopoda.php] Common Names: Slaters‚ pill bugs‚ sow bugs‚ woodlice‚ Maori papapa Scientific Name: Arthropoda (Phylum) Crustacea (Class) Isopoda (Order) Oniscoidea (Suborder). Description: Slaters are apart of the Isopoda order‚ meaning they have an equal number of legs. They are also a crustacean‚ but unlike most crustaceans they are terrestrial opposed to marine dwellers
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Sowbugs Lab: Will Sowbugs Prefer Grass or Sand? Tianna Szczesniak Biology 125-F Tuesday/Thursday 3PM Dr. Wittke-Thompson December 1st‚ 2011 ABSTRACT Sowbugs live in wet locations. They are found under damp objects or in organic garbage. If they enter a building‚ they will often dry out and die. The purpose of this experiment was to observe the trend of sowbug preference. Our hypothesis was that sowbugs prefer grass to sand as a ground covering because grass is more suitable to
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Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice‚ a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of other woodlouse families‚ members of this family can roll into a ball‚ ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals. It is this ability which gives woodlice in this family their common name of pill bugs‚[1] doodle bugs‚ or roly polies. The best-known species in the family is Armadillidium vulgare‚ the common pill bug. The Classification
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ABSTRACT Pill bugs live in an outside environment where they are able to get the necessary amount of energy from organic matter. This environment is where water and organic matter is plentiful. In there natural habitat‚ pill bugs are found in dark‚ damp places. Living in moist places is important for pill bugs so they can take in enough water‚ and if water is not available‚ they group together to prevent water loss. Pill bugs most often live in dark places because they have a negative photo taxis
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Stephen Pidliskey 09/15/07 P1 Park ISOPOD BEHAVIOR LAB REPORT Background Information: In our lab we were working with isopods‚ also known as pill bugs or rollie pollies. The isopods that we worked with were land isopods. They like to live in moist places under untouched objects such as boards‚ bricks‚ rotting logs and or rocks. Basically‚ they will live anywhere! If you are lucky enough‚ you can even find them next to buildings where it is moist and if there is food. All living organisms like
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What are the Effect of Different Environments and the Movement of Pill Bugs? Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to analyze pill bug’s activity in different environments and determine the effect of wet/dry or dark/light environments have on them and how taxis takes place in their choices in living in areas. Background information: Terrestrial isopods are commonly referred to as sow bugs and pill bugs and have other nick names as well. These pill bugs are also related to lobsters‚ crabs and
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