Mystery Photo!

Can you guess the item in this photo?

It was found and photographed in the backyard of a TNC member, Lauren Bellon, and measured to scale with a pencil.

HINT: To be sure, it is gross, but perhaps not your first guess!
It is part of an animal that might live in your yard
but you’d probably never see it (or it you).

Answer: See Below

Mystery Photo!
Answer

The nose from the Star Nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)

• The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology-Animal Diversity Website: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Condylura_cristata.html
• American Museum of Natural History: http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/master.html?http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/features/0600_feature2.html
• Enature.com: http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0049
• The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/08/science/08mole.html

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