fossorial
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6 sectionsContents
- Prehistoric evidence
- Physical adaptations in vertebrates
- Physiological modifications
- Geological and ecological implications
- See also
- References
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A fossorial animal () is one that is adapted to digging and which lives primarily (but not solely) underground. Examples of fossorial vertebrates are moles, badgers, naked mole-rats, meerkats, armadillos, wombats, and mole salamanders. Among invertebrates, many molluscs (e.g., clams), insects (e.g., beetles, wasps, bees), and arachnids (e.g. spiders) are fossorial.