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That may also explain why moles have small eyes, as larger eyes would invite dirt. Moles don’t have the greatest vision. Their eyes can detect light but don’t come in handy for much else.

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Moles have a typical lifespan of three to six years. Most moles will live for three years, but some can survive twice that. Predators of Moles IUCN Red List of Threatened Species”. Accessed July 02, 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41479/2953438.

ADW: Parascalops breweri: INFORMATION”. Accessed July 02, 2019. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Parascalops_breweri/. Even if a mole digs around your outdoor garden, you shouldn’t complain. A mole’s tunneling behavior will enable sod drying and promote better soil aeration. Three sections of the mole's neocortex respond to tactile stimulation, analyzing information from more than 100,000 nerve fibers. The neurons themselves form the shape of a star. Kott, Ondřej; Sumbera, Radim; Nemec, Pavel (2010). Iwaniuirst, Andrew (ed.). "Light Perception in Two Strictly Subterranean Rodents: Life in the Dark or Blue?". PLOS ONE. 5 (7): e11810. Bibcode: 2010PLoSO...511810K. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011810. PMC 2911378. PMID 20676369.

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Interaction with humans [ edit ] Pelts [ edit ] Advertisement in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 1921 Moles move through the dirt in their burrows at speeds of up to four miles per hour to catch worms or escape enemies.Another variation on that name, mouldywarp, appeared during Early Modern English in the 15th and 17th centuries. A true PlayStation veteran, Sammy's covered the world of PS gaming for years, with an enormous Trophy count to prove it. He also likes tennis games way more than you. The star-nosed mole can detect, catch and eat food faster than the human eye can follow. [12] Breeding [ edit ] Although these summarized steps of mechanical transduction give a hint of how the star-nosed mole converts mechanical information into potential actions, the entire mechanism of transduction behind this intricate mechanoreceptor is still unknown and further studies are required.