The star-nosed mole has a rose-colored ring of fleshy, retractable tentacles surrounding its nose. This nasal disc is bilaterally symmetrical with 11 projections on each side. Equally distinct is the ...

5: Star-Nosed Mole — Nose As A Navigation Aid While many animals use their sense of smell to navigate in dark environments, ...

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An unusual nose turns this tiny critter’s underground habitat into a field-of-plenty. Like other moles, the star-nosed mole lives underground in burrows feeding on invertebrates like earthworms.

D uring the past 30 years, I’ve had many chances to study and photograph all sorts of critters – from tiny shrews to the massive moose. But there are a few critters that I still ...

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The star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata, is one of 39 mole species. Moles are small, furry, underground, tunnel-dwelling mammals that feast mostly on insects. Star-nosed moles share many similarities ...

The fur is black or blackish-brown and has a purplish-brown sheen. The hairy-tailed mole lacks the fleshy nasal tentacles of the star-nosed mole, but both possess fossorial specializations, e.g., ...

Image by Joel Sartore/ Photo Ark. The remarkable nose of the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata). Seeing a star-nosed mole in person is special. Discovering new insights into the biology of this ...

What the moles don’t have are external ears or working eyes. Instead, their fur-covered face just has a raised pink fleshy “shield” structure like a big button nose on a stuffed animal.