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animals that lives in a cave its entire life except for getting food at night
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Is a raccoon a trogloxene troglophile or a troglobite?
trogloxene
What is troglophile?
animals that lives in a cave its entire life except for getting food at night
What is the difference between troglobite and troglophile?
To give you a complete answer; o Trolgo -- from Greek "gnarled hole" o Xene -- from the greek meaning "guest" o Phile -- from the greek meaning "loving" o Bite -- from the greek biont "to live" Put these together you get; · Trogloxene - an animal that uses caves for shelter but does not complete its life cycle in them. (e.g. Bats and Cave Swiftlets) · Troglophile - a cave-dwelling animal that may complete its life cycle in a cave, but can also survive in above ground habitats. (e.g. cockroaches and spiders) · Troglobite - live permanently underground and cannot survive outside the cave environment. (e.g. blind salamander and cave angel fish) To be super exact for animals that live in or use underground water or sea caves, use the prefix Stygo (from the greek river Styx) instead of Troglo giving; · Stygoxenes · Stygophiles · Stygobites
What does a camelback cricket look like?
The camel-backed cave cricket is a troglophile. It is sometimes known as a cricket spider, or spider cricket, and is often mistaken for a large spider. It eats mold and fungus. It lives in basements and in crawl spaces and can jump five feet or more. People don't like them because they will jump right in your face -- sometimes in an attempt to jump away from you! It looks nasty, but cannot harm you. It can let off a very bad smell if you kill it. They attract rats and mice (which like to eat them -- yumm), they may move into the house itself, particularly in hot weather, and they will eat fabric, so an infestation should be cleaned out. There are several poisons and traps you can use which will not harm pets or people if used properly.
