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Food 
Items 
Plant Material 
Earthworms 
Millipeds 
Scwbugs 
Rodents 
Insects 
Snails 
Slugs 
59 
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 
Frequency (%) 
Fig. 5. Food items in the stomachs of T. c. Carolina from North Carolina. 
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