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There are many animals that make homes or dens in the soil, starting with many too small to see with your eye. Many worms and insects spend part or all of their lives in the soil. Many rodents (mice, rats, gophers, prairie dogs, groundhogs, rabbits and hares) live in the soil, as do many reptiles (snakes, lizards, toads and tortoises). Several predators dig dens in the soil (foxes, badgers ...) and some live under rocks or in caves (bobcats, coyotes, cougars, wolverines, and even bears, to name a few). Worms are probably the largest animal that spend their entire life in the soil - there are some earthworms in Australia that are 2 m long! Most of the larger animals sleep in a den in the soil, but spend much of their time roaming around looking for food.