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Pill Bug Lab Report
The pill bug (commonly referred as rollypollys) is a small, segmented land creature that can roll into a tiny ball for protection. Which is classified as a crustacean under the order of Isopoda (Isopoda). The organism is generally characterized by a pair of antennae, seven pairs of legs, and a segmented body (Isopoda - Slaters). Whenever it is disturbed it usually curls into a ball until there no longer a threat. The typical sowbugs or pillbugs live in moist environments outdoors. This is due to the presence of gills, isopods generally live in moist, wet areas and avoid lighted areas. In addition, their diet consist of leaf litter, fish flakes and other vegetation (Burnett). In addition, these organisms do not bite, sting, or transmit diseases, infest food, clothing or wood (Sowbugs and Pillbugs).
METHODS AND MATERIALS In preparing the lab, artificial nurseries are needed for the arriving isopods. After receiving the isopods, the amount were divided and placed into the nurseries overnight to adjust to the new environment. The isopods were carefully monitored and fed daily with raw potatoes, apples, or fish flakes. In performing the experiment, six isopods were collected either with a spoon or scoopula and placed in a petri dish prior for the experiment. After collection, the …show more content…
In which, both the chi-squared test and the observation of the pillbugs appears to prefer the moist chamber than the dry chamber. The possible errors associated with this experiment include, the isopods climbing over each other. At times it would block the connecting chambers preventing the flow between the chambers. In addition, the rocks used in this experiment were slightly moist and may have affected the experiment. Some further investigation include increasing the test size, testing whether isopods prefer light or dark and the pH the isopods
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