Methods: In our experiment we had several factors that helped us when designing it. We had a plastic tub, referred to as the “container” for the sow bugs. We chose two different environment settings, to measure their initial reactions towards each other. The control we chose for this experiment was the middle of the tub with some dirt. So, when setting up for this experiment we cut two pieces of paper towel off and kept one dry and got the other paper towel damp. We then placed the two pieces of paper towels in the container, placing one on opposite sides. We then placed the sow bugs at the same time in the middle of the container timing them for about one minute, watching for signals of positive and negative reactions towards the paper towels.
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We discovered that the sow bugs had an overall negative reaction towards this environment. We inferred this as we watched and studied the behavior of sow bugs. We knew they had a negative reaction towards the damp environment when they went towards the piece of paper towel and rearing back and going back towards the control or to the dry side. The trend that we saw in the bugs with no reaction was that they were smaller in size. All they wanted to do was remain in the middle of the container, vs. the larger worms who were more active. Leading us to believe the bugs had an overall negative reaction towards the wet environment. We also concluded that the control was one of the most important aspects during this experiment, because it shows that the bugs aren’t randomly going in different paths.
A piece of evidence from a scientific peer reviewed literature that further supports this claim is, “Maintaining body water is a life or death requirement for terrestrial organisms. To avoid water loss, sow bugs forage at night and stay in dark, moist places during the day.” This evidence suggests that some sow bugs say in wet environments during the day. This supports our claim because since the bugs are always around water, we inferred they would have a positive reaction to the damp paper
We discovered that the sow bugs had an overall negative reaction towards this environment. We inferred this as we watched and studied the behavior of sow bugs. We knew they had a negative reaction towards the damp environment when they went towards the piece of paper towel and rearing back and going back towards the control or to the dry side. The trend that we saw in the bugs with no reaction was that they were smaller in size. All they wanted to do was remain in the middle of the container, vs. the larger worms who were more active. Leading us to believe the bugs had an overall negative reaction towards the wet environment. We also concluded that the control was one of the most important aspects during this experiment, because it shows that the bugs aren’t randomly going in different paths.
A piece of evidence from a scientific peer reviewed literature that further supports this claim is, “Maintaining body water is a life or death requirement for terrestrial organisms. To avoid water loss, sow bugs forage at night and stay in dark, moist places during the day.” This evidence suggests that some sow bugs say in wet environments during the day. This supports our claim because since the bugs are always around water, we inferred they would have a positive reaction to the damp paper