animal behavior
...ll them. Taxis responses were exhibited when the bugs crawled away from areas with a lot of water. When the environment was changed in one of the chambers, it was found that the pillbugs did not like the acid. The small bugs curled up in round balls while the large bugs tried to escape the acid. One reason they did not prefer the acid was because it could have caused an irritation on their skin. The acid could have also dried up all the pillbug’s moisture causing them to become dry and eventually die. After 8.5 minutes, all of the bugs in the vinegar with pH 3 had died. The bugs exhibited agonistic behaviors when they were placed outside of their favorite environment. While in the Petri dish the bugs would crawl on each other to get around. There was no friendly interaction between any of the bugs. 3. Isopods locate appropriate environments by crawling around in the dirt. They start looking for a good environment by scanning the surface. After, they make burrows in the dirt and crawl inside. Isopods prefer being in dark damp areas so being inside the dirt would be the best place. Also, this allows them to hide...