TABLE VIII. REACTIONS TO ROTATION

In Water In Air
I II Sum I II Sum Sum Total
Group 1+ + + + + + +
4455 10 515 14 5 19 624
4928 46 614 5 14 19 723
5637 82 119 5 32 82 1911
6246 10 146 23 23 46 1812
6428 91 119 14 14 28 1317
Sum1634 3119 4753 916 718 1634 6387
Group 2
2155 37 812
2728 55 713
3673 82 155
3728 37 515
5455 64 119
Sum2129 2525 4654 4654
Sum Total3763 5644 93107 916 718 1634 109141

Examination of the table reveals great individual variation. Some animals, as nos. 44, 49, and 37, turn rather constantly against the direction of the rotation, while others, as nos. 56 and 36, are almost as constant in their movement with the rotation. On the whole we observe that for each group, and for Group 1 in both water and air, there is a slightly greater tendency to go against the rotation than with it. This tendency, strange to say, comes out much more clearly in the air than in the water. It is evident, however, from the variation exhibited that there is nothing very stereotyped or mechanical about the reaction. Mention should be made of the fact that usually (though not always) the animals not only oriented themselves with reference to the rotation, but moved forward in that direction as long as the rotation continued.