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Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates
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( taxa covered )
1. Eggs and Egg Cases
2. Pupae and Exuviae
3. Parasitism, Predation, and Other Causes of Death
4. Sign on Vertebrates
5. Droppings, Secretions, and Protective Coverings without Foreign Materials
6. Webs and Other Silken Constructions
7. Cocoons
8. Coverings, Cases, Retreats, and Nests Made from Foreign Materials
9. Sign on Algae, Fungi, and Plants
10. Leaf Mines
11. Leaf Shelters
12. Galls
13. Sign on Twigs, Stems, and Stemlike Structures
14. Sign on and in Wood
15. Sign on Rocks and Shells
16. Burrows and Mounds
17. Molelike Excavations and Simple Surface Trails
18. Tracks and Trails
p. 456 We are reasonably sure that the spider found in the pictured burrow was Geolycosa wrightii. Click here for images of the spider and its burrow entrance as it looked before we dug it up.
p. 480 More specifically, the pictured burrow belongs to Uca pugilator, the Atlantic sand fiddler.
p. 491 Click here to see one of the beetles responsible for these burrows. Its taxonomy is evidently in limbo, but it seems reasonable to call it Heterocerus.

Images ©Charley Eiseman/Noah Charney