Draft 3

One of the organisms we intend to record data on in our experiment is the Carpenter Bee. According to the article “Temperature Regulation of Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa Californica) Foraging in the Colorado Desert of Southern California,” this species of bees have an optimal temperature in which they are active and thriving. The article determined that these bees are most efficient during warmer temperature, “ The carpenter bee Xylocopa californica is active during the hot season in the southern California.” (Chappe MA. 1982.) The study was conducted by collecting bees and taking their temperature through the thorax by insertion of a probe. In our experiment we aim to use obtain temperature in a qualitative method of hot versus cold based on the assumptions of the participants. Although qualitatively recorded, the presence of these carpenter bees or lack of the bees will determine which environment was a better environment for this species to thrive. This method is not only isolated to the carpenter bees, but to the other organisms that will be recorded by the groups.