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Figure 1 Trail in Kings Park used by nesting females of Rolandia maculata. 
of fallen Casuarina 'needle' leaves. Despite 
searching, I could find no nest burrows nor nesting 
activity to the sides of the trail among the heath 
understorey nor along other trails in the general 
vicinity. Excavation revealed that only the top few 
millimetres of the soil profile consisted of white 
sand. Beneath that, to a depth of about 18-20 cm, 
the soil was brown loamy sand laced with grass 
