What is a pitfall trap? A pitfall trap is a simple device used to catch small animals - particularly insects and other invertebrates - that spend most of their time on the ground. In its most basic ...

To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...

In ecology, sampling can help us estimate the ... For example, you could use a pooter jar, a pitfall trap or a sweep net or to count plants or slow moving animals, you could use a one metre ...

Three university students have photographed what may be the most elusive mammal on the planet. In October last year, the ...