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Mottled grasshoper: a grasshopper of bare ground Ground beetle: tiger beetle uses its large eyes to hunt by sight - open ground is an advantage Jumping spider: a jumping spider that uses its array of eyes to find its prey Snail: the stonecutter snail grazes lichens on what to us appears to be bare rock Wasps: a solitary wasp, wasps and bees make nest holes in sun soaked sandy banks Glow worm: a glow worm larvae, the larvae and adult beetles live on snails - it is the female that climbs plant stems to glow to attract a mate