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The 38 pages that link to Burrowing, each with the reason it gives.

• BioturbationRelated: Excavation creates pathways and carries sediment between the surface and deeper layers.

• Hydrostatic skeletonRelated: Hydrostatic support lets soft-bodied animals push through confined substrates without rigid limbs.

• BivalviaRelated: Many clams use a muscular foot to bury themselves in sediment.

• Snake locomotionRelated: Some snakes use body motions suited to pushing through a substrate that yields around them.

• DesertRelated: Subterranean refuges buffer desert animals from heat and dehydration.

• LystrosaurusRelated: Fossil evidence and anatomical interpretations have raised burrowing as a possible refuge strategy.

• Benthic locomotionRelated: Some benthic animals travel beneath the visible surface rather than across it.

• ChaetaRelated: In burrowing worms, chaetae can brace body segments against tunnel walls.

• ScincidaeRelated: Many skinks shelter or forage beneath leaf litter, soil, or sand.

• PriapulidaRelated: Priapulids use muscular body movements and their introvert to move through sediments.

• HemichordateRelated: Acorn worms use muscular body regions to move through marine sediments.

• Nephrops norvegicusRelated: Nephrops spends much of its life in sediment burrows with multiple entrances.

• Legless lizardRelated: A long body and reduced limbs can help some species move through soil or leaf litter.

• DibamidaeRelated: Burrowing provides the setting in which dibamid body adaptations are useful.

• Goliath birdeaterRelated: It shelters in ground burrows that provide refuge and a place to ambush prey.

• GroundhogRelated: Groundhogs excavate complex dens with separate entrances and nesting areas.

• JerboaRelated: Jerboas shelter in burrows that buffer heat and offer protection.

• SipunculaRelated: Many sipunculans shelter in sediment, rock crevices, or other confined spaces.

• TurritellidaeRelated: Some turritellids partially bury themselves in soft seafloor sediment.

• UropygiRelated: Vinegaroons shelter in burrows and retreat there during the day.

• African spurred tortoiseRelated: Deep burrows let the tortoise escape extreme surface heat and dry conditions.

• Banded bullfrogRelated: The banded bullfrog spends much of its life in underground shelters.

• Brachypelma hamoriiRelated: This terrestrial tarantula shelters in burrows, especially during vulnerable stages.

• CordylidaeRelated: Some cordylids, including the sungazer, depend on burrows for shelter and thermoregulation.

• Crangon crangonRelated: Brown shrimp can bury themselves in seabed sediment, helping them avoid predators.

• GeoduckRelated: A muscular foot lets young geoducks burrow; adults remain deeply embedded.

• HeterocongrinaeRelated: Garden eels retreat into sediment burrows and reinforce them with mucus.

• LingulataRelated: A lingulate's pedicle and body help it maintain a position within sediment.

• Misgurnus fossilisRelated: The weatherfish can retreat into soft bottom sediments during unfavorable conditions.

• Mole salamanderRelated: Underground retreats shape the daily habits of many species in the genus.

• Procambarus alleniRelated: Florida blue crayfish use burrows to shelter from drying and changing water conditions.

• Ranina raninaRelated: Spanner crabs use sandy seabeds as cover and habitat.

• Ribbon eelRelated: A ribbon eel spends much of its time with its body inside a sandy burrow.

• Squilla mantisRelated: Burrows in soft seabeds provide this species with shelter.

• Tusk shellRelated: Scaphopods use their foot to dig into sediment while the shell trails behind.

• VeneridaeRelated: Muscular foot contractions let many venerids dig into seabed material.

• ViscachaRelated: Plains viscachas dig communal burrow systems that shelter colonies.

• XenopeltisRelated: Its underground habits shape how Xenopeltis finds prey and avoids exposure.