Dusky-Footed Woodrats: Lub Tsev rau Hnub So

Thaum lub caij so koobtsheej tuaj txog, peb coob leej pom kev nplij siab hauv kev sib sau nrog cov neeg hlub, sib koom noj mov, thiab tsim kom muaj chaw sov so, caw chaw hu mus tsev. Peb teeb tswm ciab, teem peb lub rooj nrog kev saib xyuas, thiab hloov peb lub tsev thiab tsev mus rau hauv cozy havens. Tab sis tib neeg tsis yog tib neeg uas txaus siab rau kev tsim kom muaj kev nyab xeeb, txais tos ib puag ncig. Nyob rau hauv qhov chaw ntsiag to ntawm Bay Area hav zoov, dusky-footed woodrats yog tibneeg hu tauj coob tsim lawv tus kheej lub tsev intricate hu ua middens-ua tiav nrog cov chaw zov me nyuam, khaws zaub mov, thiab txawm tias muaj kab tsuag.

Yuav Pom Ib Nrab Li Cas

Thaum tib neeg ntsib teeb meem - ib lub pob ntawm cov xov hlau sib xyaw, lub tub rau khoom pov tseg uas muaj cov khoom tsis raws cai, lossis lub taub hau txaj menyuam yaus - lawv feem ntau piv rau lub zes nas. Tab sis ntawm no yog qhov teeb meem: qhov piv txwv ntawd tsis ncaj ncees. Thaum lub tsev nas ntoo yuav zoo li lub pob zeb pov tseg uas tsis raws cai, nws tsis yog dab tsi tsis raws cai. Cov qhov no yog cov txuj ci tseem ceeb ntawm kev tsim vaj tsev - ua kom zoo nkauj, ua haujlwm tau zoo, thiab zoo nkauj heev. Thiab yog tias koj tau taug kev raws txoj kev ntxoov ntxoo ntawm San Vicente Redwoods , tej zaum koj tau pom ib qho.

Los ntawm sab nraud, ib qho nruab nrab nthuav tawm ua ib pawg loj, sib npaug ntawm cov nplaum, kwv yees li qhov loj ntawm lub tsev pheeb suab ntaub lossis lub taub dej kub. Tab sis hauv qab no tsis-frills sab nrauv yog ib lub palace tsim los ntawm dusky-footed woodrat, ib haiv neeg nas nrog lub ntsej muag rau kev tsim kho thiab tsim sab hauv. Cov zes no khav theeb ntau zaj dab neeg, terraces, hallways, thiab chav, txhua tus muaj lub hom phiaj tshwj xeeb: chaw zov me nyuam rau cov tub ntxhais hluas, pantries rau zaub mov, thaj chaw rau so, thiab txawm tias chav dej. Ib tsob ntoo ntoo tuaj yeem tuav ntau lub tsev - tsis yog rau cov xwm txheej lossis kev ua yeeb yam, tab sis kom nthuav dav lawv thaj chaw noj zaub mov.

Ntsib cov Architects

Ua ntej peb mus saib sab hauv, cia peb paub cov neeg nyob hauv. Dusky-footed woodrats yog me me, nocturnal creatures nrog lub tsho tiv no cinnamon-grey, ntev whiskers, thiab tsaus nti. Lawv nyob ntawm qhov ntev ntawm tus pin dov, ib nrab ntawm qhov ntawd yog lawv cov plaub hau. Txawm hais tias lawv muaj nyob hauv peb cheeb tsam, tej zaum koj yuav tsis tau pom ib qho. Raws li yav tsaus ntuj foragers, lawv tsis tshua venture tawm tom qab tsaus ntuj.

Cov nas ntse no nyob ua pawg uas poj niam ua tus coj, qhov chaw uas niam txiv yug menyuam ua tus txiav txim siab. Txawm hais tias lawv feem ntau sib yuav nrog tib tug txiv neej txhua xyoo, thaum cov poj niam cev xeeb tub, feem ntau lawv tsis kam ua siab ntev rau lawv cov khub. Cov txiv neej khiav mus rau hauv cov zes ntoo thaum cov poj niam rov qab mus rau lawv lub tsev loj zoo li cov tsev zov menyuam kom yug lawv ib mus rau plaub tus menyuam. Cov poj niam laus ua tus txiav txim siab rau cov tsev zoo tshaj plaws, uas, kuv xav tias, yog li nws yuav tsum yog li ntawd!

Thaum koj pom ntau lub zes nyob ze ib leeg, koj tab tom saib cov zej zog uas muaj ntau tiam neeg nyob ua ke. Thaum lawv npaj txhij tawm mus ua lawv tus kheej, cov nas poj niam feem ntau ua lossis ua zes ze ntawm qhov chaw uas lawv yug los. Thaum cov tswv cuab hauv tsev neeg tsiv los thiab tawm mus, cov nas poj niam tseem sawv thiab ua ub ua no tau ntev txog 60 xyoo! Feem ntau, cov kev hla txuas cov tsev ntoo no, ua rau muaj chav sib koom ua ke loj hauv av.

Dab tsi ua rau Midden Marvelous?

Ib qho chaw ua tau zoo nyob nruab nrab yog ntau tshaj qhov chaw mus so thiab so.

Nws ua kom dusky-footed woodrats muaj kev nyab xeeb los ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg, tiv thaiv lawv los ntawm huab cua hnyav, thiab pab lawv sov lossis txias. Nws tsim ib qho chaw xis nyob qhov twg lawv thiab lawv cov menyuam yaus tuaj yeem nyob sib nrug ntawm kev phom sij ntawm lub ntiaj teb sab nraud.

Qhov tseeb tshwj xeeb tshaj yog txaus nyiam: lawv sib koom ua ke thoob plaws hom, nrog rau ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj xws li salamanders, lizards, nas, qav, crickets, beetles, thiab millipedes.

Coj ncig saib!

Muaj ib feeb kom spare? Kawm ntxiv txog dusky-footed woodrat middens los ntawm yav dhau los POST neeg ua haujlwm, Matt Dolkas.

Pw tsaug zog quarters:

Cov chav no tsis yog tsuas yog txhawm rau ntes Z's - lawv yog cov chaw zov me nyuam uas cov nas tsuag tsa ob peb lub litters dhau lawv lub neej. Woodrats tsim lawv lub tsev pw hauv qab pob zeb loj lossis cav kom muaj kev nyab xeeb ntxiv. Lawv kab lawv qhov chaw nrog shredded bark kom sov thiab tawg California bay laurel nplooj nyob ib ncig ntawm lub perimeter. Nibbling ntawm cov nplooj no tso tawm cov roj muaj zog uas tshem tawm cov kab mob larvae thiab lwm yam kab mob. Txhawm rau khaws cov khoom tshiab, lawv hloov lub bay laurel txhua ob peb hnub. 

Pantries:

Woodrats yog cov neeg noj zaub mov zoo, sau rau ntawm cov kab mob, cov noob, txiv hmab txiv ntoo, cov tawv ntoo sab hauv, thiab qee zaus noj zaub mov. Thaum nws los txog rau qhov dav, zoo-tsim pantries, woodrats paub qhov xyaum. Lawv feem ntau tsim peb qhov chaw cia khoom noj rau cov fungi, nplooj, thiab acorns, raws li. Qee cov kws tshawb fawb xav tias cov pantries no yog tswj hwm huab cua, txhua qhov ua kom zoo rau cov khoom noj kom qhuav xav tau. Qhov tseeb lom zem: ib qho ntawm lawv nyiam cov zaub mov yog tshuaj lom ntoo qhib!  

Sab nraum zoov:

Woodrats feem ntau tso lawv lub tsev tawm sab nraum lawv qhov nruab nrab lub qhov rooj, yooj yim nyob rau thaum xwm hu. Muab hais tias lawv poop tshaj 100 pellets ib hnub twg, dusky-footed woodrats yog hmoov zoo tsis slouches thaum nws los txog rau tsev tu. Thaum lub sij hawm los txog kom huv si ntawm lub tsev, lawv shov pellets los ntawm lawv rear nkag thiab mus rau hauv qhib cua, qhov chaw uas lawv muaj txiaj ntsim rau ecosystem los ntawm fertilizing av.

Muaj ntau lub zais zis me me uas tawm hauv tsev sab nraud, cov zis uas tau ua los ntawm cov pob zeb ua ke. Thaum koj dhau qhov teeb meem ick factor, koj yuav xav tsis thoob thaum paub tias cov zis uas tau khaws cia zoo no tau ua rau muaj qee qhov kev tshawb pom tseem ceeb. Los ntawm kev siv radiocarbon dating , cov kws tshawb fawb tau pom cov khoom xws li cov pob txha thiab cov nroj tsuag hauv lawv uas muaj hnub nyoog ntau tshaj plaub caug txhiab xyoo!

Sab hauv Tsim:

Nws yog qhov tsim nyog uas peb qhia qee qhov kev txaus siab rau qhov kho kom zoo nkauj eclectic . Ib yam li cov noog uas khawb av thiab ntau tus neeg, cov nas ntoo feem ntau khaws cov khoom ci ntsa iab. Thaum lawv ntsib ib qho khoom muaj nqis tshiab, lawv yuav tso tseg txhua yam uas lawv nqa mus kom tau txais cov khoom tshiab. Kev pauv ib qho khoom rau lwm qhov tau ua rau lawv tau lub npe menyuam yaus ua lag luam. Cov nas no tau tshaj tawm tias tau siv cov taws teeb, cwj mem, khau, cov ntaub thaiv qhov rai, cov ncuav qab zib, xab npum, ntawv phab ntsa, thiab cov ntawv qhwv qab zib. Lawv siv lawv cov khoom thauj los ua kom lawv lub chaw nyob zoo nkauj.

wrapping Up

Thiab qhov ntawd coj peb ncig mus ze! Peb vam tias koj tau tsim muaj kev txaus siab ntau dua rau dusky-footed woodrats thiab lawv cov tsev zoo kawg li. Thaum koj sib sau ua ke nrog cov neeg koj hlub hauv koj tus kheej cozy, zoo nkauj "zes" lub caij so no, siv sijhawm ib pliag los xav txog cov nas ntxim nyiam no. Tom qab tag nrho, peb sib koom ib lub hom phiaj: los tsim kom muaj kev nyab xeeb, qhov chaw ua haujlwm tau ntim nrog tus kheej kov.