Pill Bug Lab Report

My hypothesis was that pill bugs would be more attracted to a warmer environment in comparison to a colder one. However, the results of my experiment refute my claim. Initially I thought that the pill bugs would be naturally drawn to the warmer temperatures due to the fact that pill bugs are cold-blooded and need heat to survive but, for this experiment that was not the case. On average, there were 7 isopods in the cold chamber and 2 in the warm one. At the most there were 8 isopods in the cold chamber, whereas in the warm chamber, there was at the most 4. As well, I noticed that once a pill bug wandered into the colder chamber, they would tend to stay. One thing we could do to further improve the experiment is to add more pill bugs to the chamber, in order to help prove the test's reliability. …show more content…
The once hot water under the warm chamber began to cool off after a few minutes, while the ice under the cold chamber began to melt. These influences may have changed which chamber the pill bugs chose or changed the temperature of the chambers themselves. As well, I do not think this test is 100% accurate because, it is possible that the pill bugs simply react more actively when placed in a warmer environment rather than a cold one, not necessarily because the pill bugs prefer that temperature. It is possible that the cold temperature became too extreme for the pill bug’s body to handle, causing it to become more inactive. So, we cannot definitively say whether the pill bugs preferred either the cold or warm side of the choice