Sow Bug vs' Pill Bug

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Sow Bug vs. Pill Bug
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Isopods are related to Crustatians
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Isopod, Pillbug, Sow Bug Information
Feeding Isopods demonstrate nearly all of the
possible feeding habits used by crustaceans. Some
are scavengers feeding on dead fish by stripping
the carcass of its flesh within hours. Others are
permanently parasitic on live fish by burrowing
into the flesh, attaching to the gills or living
inside the mouth. Burrowers with strong jaws chew
through wood and are able to digest cellulose
using the bacteria in their gut. Herbivores graze
on seaweed remaining camouflaged to the colour of
the algae in which they hide. Some isopods are
predators capturing their prey with their first
legs.
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• Habitat/ Distribution
• The many thousands of species of isopods are
  classified in about 95 families. Greatest
  diversity is seen in the deep parts of the ocean
  basins at 1000-5000 metres depth.
• The most familiar isopods of all are the fully
  terrestrial sow bugs and pill bugs found in
  gardens and all other land habitats.

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Isopods
Classroom habitat. Isopods are excellent
classroom animalsthey exhibit interesting
behaviors, they are small but not tiny, they
dont bite, fly, or jump, and they are easy to
care for. Isopods can live in just about any
vessel, from a recycled margarine tub to a
50-liter aquarium. If the container is
smooth-sided, it doesnt even have to be covered,
because isopods cant climb smooth surfaces at
all. The most important thing to remember is
that the soil must be kept moist at all timesnot
wet, but moistso that the isopods dont dry out.
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Lab Process

• Form Hypothesis
• Narrow your question down to one question that
  can be tested
• Consider how you will collect data (How will you
  measure your results?)
• Design experiment
• Make a list of equipment you will need
• Consider uncontrolled variables, adjust if
  necessary, list most important that you could not
  test for.
• Best ethics Do not design experiments that will
  destroy animals