leaf litter
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The researchers focused on the species Armadillo sordidus, a little studied isopod that typically spends its time hidden beneath rocks and damp leaf litter, where moisture helps prevent it from drying out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
These include patches of wildflowers, native plants, leaf litter and log piles, and holes in fences so hedgehogs can roam over large areas.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Arthropods ranging from earwigs to some beetles to crickets or spiders living in the soil face particular challenges due to nasty fungal infections and a high risk of predators lurking in leaf litter.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Here, slender salamanders slink through the leaf litter under robust stands of Santa Cruz Island buckwheat and California fuchsia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Then they turned and ran, and their terrified noises trailed off through the leaf litter.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
