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 ...

Credit: California Academy of Sciences/Cover Images The rare and elusive Mount Lyell shrew has been photographed for the ...

Now you need sampling tools. 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 by one metre square frame ...