3 other containers with spiders will be placed in the cooler environment. An ice bucket and styrofoam box will be used to keep the temperature cool and the ice will be switched every 12 hours to maintain a consistent temperature. The last 3 containers will be heated by a heat lamp at roughly 30°C. All 9 spiders will be let be to make webs for 5 days. The spiders will be given food/water and the ice will be switched as needed. After 5 days, each plastic cup will be weighed.
To determine the web production in each environment, the plastic cup will be weighed at the end of the 5 days. The final weight and initial weight will be subtracted, which will give us the weight of each spider web. The weights between the temperature groups will then be compared. Finally, a statistical test will be run to see if there is significance between the varying temperatures and spider web production.
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