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03-09-2010, 07:30 AM
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| | | what left these teethmarks please ?
Morning
I found two boletus last night - one of which was huge and untouched. Immediately next to it was one which has clearly been providing a meal for a rodent.
I know it's possible to determine which animal makes the holes in walnuts etc, so I wondered if anyone could tell me what made these marks - mouse / dormouse / other ? |
03-09-2010, 07:51 AM
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| | | Re: what left these teethmarks please ?
Probably a Woodmouse, do you have Garden Mouse in your locality? |
03-09-2010, 08:27 AM
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| | | Re: what left these teethmarks please ?
We're swamped with mice all over the place. This was found beside a woodland track though - and I thought it would have been a mouse, just wondered if it were possible to eliminate anything else (dormouse, squirrel - not that I know if squirrels eat this sort of thing, rat etc).
Where we are, it could be just about anything !! |
03-09-2010, 08:28 AM
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| | | Re: what left these teethmarks please ?
I can't see the photo on the thread - so I'm assuming I failed to post it ? |
03-09-2010, 01:19 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
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| | | Re: what left these teethmarks please ?
A nice image of rodent insicor work! It looks like mouse to me, I've never seen dormouse marks on a fungi so am not able to comment about them. Squirrels eat them but from the scale, the teeth marks may be too small. |
03-09-2010, 03:12 PM
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| | | Re: what left these teethmarks please ?
Thank you Woodman - I thought it was probably that, but your confirmation is appreciated.
Sorry you didn't get the photo the first time round !! |
03-09-2010, 03:15 PM
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| | | Re: what left these teethmarks please ?
Ah yes - when will I ever learn...............? The mushroom is 10.5cm diameter, if that makes any difference. | | |
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