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Old 04-12-2021, 12:41 PM
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A friend found these tracks under the steps at his cabin at the lake...??

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Old 04-12-2021, 01:57 PM
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What's the scale of these?

usually any "tail dragging animal" has other tracks beside, usually a single, line.

Snakes have dirt/sand pushed toward the outside radius and are a little more curved …

Could it be a blown leaf?

I am curious to hear others thoughts ...
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Old 04-12-2021, 02:20 PM
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Insect? Perhaps a beetle?
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Old 04-12-2021, 02:42 PM
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Just got another pic....and I think it lends credence to the leaf theory...

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Old 04-12-2021, 04:34 PM
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Pretty sure those are beetle tracks. Try googling "beetle tracks in sand".
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Old 04-12-2021, 11:14 PM
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Second pic looks like insect or centipede tracks to me.
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Old 04-13-2021, 06:29 AM
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I find these tracks inside our station shacks all the time. I've always wondered what makes them. It's definitely not a leaf. They're completely enclosed buildings.
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Salamander or something like?
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Old 04-13-2021, 08:20 AM
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Not sure of location or scale, but after blowing the photo up, they look very much like the tracks of hermit crabs that I see in the morning on the beach in Mexico. Are there any type of critters along that line in the area? Cray fish perhaps? Sure miss Mexico!
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Old 04-13-2021, 08:29 AM
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Most likely one of these bad boys. Giant Water Beetle.




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