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Slugs and snails eat dead creatures and plants. They are a good food supply for birds and hedgehogs. |
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Earthworms burrow through the soil making it looser and letting in air. They are food for the birds and beetles. |  |
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Ants live in large colonies and burrow in the soil to build their nests. They eat a wide variety of food. | |
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There are lots of different types of beetles. Some eat wood and some eat plants. Some eat other creatures and some eat dung. Earwigs eat roots. leaves and dead creatures. |
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Woodlice live in damp places. They eat decaying things. Their favourites are dead wood and leaves. |
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Centipedes live under stones and in the soil. They eat other living creatures. | |
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Millipedes mainly eat decaying things and help to turn them back into useful things for the soil. | |
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Many spiders weave webs to catch flies and other insects for food. | |
