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Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates
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( taxa covered )
1. Eggs and Egg Cases
2. Pupae and Exuviae

3. Parasitism, Predation, and Other Causes of Death

4. Sign on Vertebrates

5. Droppings, Secretions, and Protective Coverings without Foreign Materials

6. Webs and Other Silken Constructions

7. Cocoons

8. Coverings, Cases, Retreats, and Nests Made from Foreign Materials

9. Sign on Algae, Fungi, and Plants

10. Leaf Mines

11. Leaf Shelters

12. Galls

13. Sign on Twigs, Stems, and Stemlike Structures

14. Sign on and in Wood

15. Sign on Rocks and Shells

16. Burrows and Mounds

17. Molelike Excavations and Simple Surface Trails

18. Tracks and Trails

A note from Dr. John Carlson, who wrote much of this chapter: "If you have images of skin reactions linked to particular species, I would like to see them. Send images to: venom@tulane.edu. Please contact me prior to sending actual specimens by mail. I will generally only provide medical opinions to physicians."

p. 134 An instantaneously painful skin lesion we failed to mention is the bite of a green lacewing larva. Some people have experienced fairly dramatic reactions to these--see, for example, the discussion here.
p. 145 For more images of the larvae pulled from this turtle, and the pupa/fly reared on leftover turkey, click here.

Images ©Charley Eiseman/Noah Charney