Re: [SG] critters
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] critters
- From: D* H* <D*@PRODIGY.NET>
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 09:34:22 -0600
Wow. Thanks.
Denise Holder
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@HSC.EDU>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
<shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] critters
>Voles are small, mouse-like rodents with short ears and tails that
live in
>shallow burrows. They favor vegetable food and are particularly fond
of
>bulbs, rhizomes, and tubers. Moles are nearly eyeless, have no ears,
and
>have enormous front legs for digging. They are carnivorous and eat
grubs
>and earthworms; their shallow tunnels serve as pitfall traps for prey
and
>so are frequently renewed.
>
>Voles often use abandoned mole tunnels, but would be attacked and
probably
>killed if they encountered a mole.
>
>Bill Shear
>Department of Biology
>Hampden-Sydney College
>Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
>(804)223-6172
>FAX (804)223-6374
>email<bills@hsc.edu>
