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MOLES AND SHREWS 



The strews and moles not only find their food under- 

 ground, but live the entire cycle of their lives in subterranean 

 darkness. Moles seek their food by digging tunnels in ground 

 that is loose and dry, the roof being raised into a ridge which 



1. COMMON MOLE. 2. STAR-NOSED MOLE. 



in smooth lawns is an annoying disfigurement. Gardeners 

 are apt to forget that they always work where insect larvae 

 are thickest, and the need for their help is most urgent. The 

 tunnel-makers are driven from lawns by persistently tram- 

 pling down their runways. 



The Order Insectivora is represented in the United States 



