Wildlife Using a Dead or Dying Tree

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Across
  1. 2. a fallen tree with many uses for animals and other forms of life
  2. 5. to fall apart over time and be decomposed by fungi or wildlife
  3. 6. a place that provides shelter or a home for wildlife
  4. 14. an insect that chews wood and tunnels through trees
  5. 15. a large rodent with many quills
  6. 16. cave in
  7. 18. this arthropod strings a web
  8. 19. begin growing
  9. 20. disperse and move
  10. 22. fall apart or peel off
  11. 24. an slimy creature with a coiled shell
  12. 25. shaking quickly, especially if you are afraid
  13. 27. a strong wind
Down
  1. 1. a talented ecosystem engineers that creates cavities
  2. 3. a divet or small hole that animals can hide in
  3. 4. a path underground that often leads to a burrow
  4. 7. a tree that produces acorns and provides food and shelter to many
  5. 8. a bird's way of poking
  6. 9. a worm-like creature with many legs
  7. 10. to fall over
  8. 11. moving slowly, oftentimes crouched on all fours
  9. 12. it recycles nutrients and we know the mushroom part of this the best
  10. 13. another word for eat
  11. 17. small black insects follow each other in a line
  12. 18. an animal looks like a snail without a shell
  13. 19. a lizard-like amphibian that likes water
  14. 21. a group of the same species
  15. 23. a diverse insect group with a hard shell
  16. 26. a small hill