Bats--the devil's bird -- Alders--healing the wounds -- Fleas--the jokes aren't funny any more -- Deer--the terrible beauties -- Slugs-- nature's limy recyclers -- Dandelion--tramp with a golden head -- Pigeons--rock doves on an roll -- Flies--awful fecundity -- Moss--softening the stones -- Mice--from steppes to stars -- Raven--the great transformer -- Raccoons--crafty handiwork -- Spiders--murmurations and a mirror -- Snakes--Saint Patrick's malediction --Stingingg nettles--devilishly delicious -- Rats--who's racing whom? -- Toads and frogs--the free tenors -- Wasps--the social terrorists -- Wood decomposers--dealing with the debris.
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