The maze runners, placed at the entrance of the labyrinths, were millimeter - wide droplets of either mineral oil or the organic
solvent dichloromethane, both loaded with a weak acid and red dye.
Extraction of 5 — 10 g of freeze - dried sediments was carried out using an accelerated
solvent extractor (DIONEX, ASE200; 100 °C, 5 min, 1000 psi) with
dichloromethane: methanol (2:1, v / v) as a
solvent.