Naked Piglet

Starting on October 7 we began taking notes and observing the bodies of decomposing piglets. We had 13 piglets we are observing decompose. We had one “naked” and one clothed on cement, one “naked” and one clothed on the grass. Two piglets were buried, also one with clothes and one without. Three piglets “naked” on the grass, one with a gunshot wound, one with a knife wound and one that has been burned. Two of the piglets were suspended by a pole in the ground, also one clothed and one not. And finally two piglets have been buried in boxes, one with and one without clothes that have been observed at the end of the project. We all had multiple theories on which piglets would decompose faster compared to others. For the first theory, the question
And above ground animals will likely eat the carcass and that will spread infection to decompose the body faster. A clothed piglet will not decay as quickly because the clothes will keep the insects out a little longer than a naked piglet. The clothes will also help keep the elements and birds off a little longer and therefor will not decompose as quickly. Tanner believes that the piglet with the clothes on would decompose faster. He thinks this because it is a hot day out then the piglet will get even hotter being in the sun with the clothes on then it would if it was just naked. I (Parker Yard) believe that a naked pig will decompose faster than a clothed pig because of the fact that it is more exposed to the air and ground as opposed to a clothed pig that will be covered up and not be in contact with the ground and that will not have as much air exposure. The piglet marked one, the clothed one on cement, was the first to decompose. The followed by #3, clothed on soil, then #4, naked on soil, and finally #2, the naked on
Asher also thinks that the piglet on the ground will have a larger succession of bugs and easier access for bugs as opposed to the piglet on the cement. I (Parker Yard) also think the succession of insects will be large due to the fact that the piglet will be on the ground and a more diverse range of insects will be able to access the piglet easier. Both of the piglets that were naked had a higher succession of bugs, both on the ground and on the soil. As where both clothed piglets had a smaller succession of bugs opposed to the naked piglets.
The eighth theory says, “What is the effect of a decomposing piglet on the soil underneath?” I (Parker Yard) believe that the decomposing bodies will make the soil more fertile and will help with the growth of plants in that area. Tanner thinks that the bodies will have a bad effect on the surrounding area and possibly kill the grass. Asher also agrees with me (Parker Yard) that the decomposing bodies will help the surrounding vegetation. About a week into the experiment we noticed that some of the grass was dying around a few of the piglets, around two or so weeks more grass started to die around the