Maggot Lab Mystery Lab

In this lab we are going to be observing the decomposition of piglets over a month’s time. There are theory questions that have been given to us before and after the lab. We look back at our original theory to see where we went wrong, and then correct it. The lab was disgusting, surprising, and very interesting. The first questioned to be answered is which piglet decomposes faster, a piglet that is in its natural state, that is burnt, that is buried, and that is buried in a wooden box? With how the lab was done the results of the piglets that were buried in the wooden box’s was not able to be observed over a month’s time. The wooden box of piglets was not opened until the end of the lab. Out of the other three questions, the piglet
When we first answered the question we were completely wrong. All the piglets seemed to share maggots and blow flies. At the beginning of the lab only blow flies were seen on the decomposing piglets. A few days after the blow flies were seen the maggots came. After the maggots arrived, the decomposition rate of the piglets started to speed up. Theory question seven is what is the effect of a decomposing piglet on the soil underneath it? The effect on a decomposing piglet on the soil underneath it is actually surprising, people would think since the pig’s body is dying the grass underneath it would be too. The result was actually surprising, the grass looked to be very healthy and green. The grass was longer than the other grass surrounding the piglets. The nutrients from the pig’s decomposing flesh must have sunk into the soil, making the soil better for the grass to grow in. The final question asks, do flies find decomposing flesh with sight or smell? Flies are capable of flying as far as twenty miles in search of a meal. The flies are easily attracted to decomposing flesh due to the rotten smell. The pungent, unmistakable smell of rotten meat is easy for flies to sniff out, giving these opportunistic feeders an easy way to find their next