Fact of the Day : What is a Longworth trap used to collect? (from A Dictionary of Zoology)
Longworth trap A metal (usually aluminium) trap that is used to collect small mammals without injuring them. It consists of a nest-box, in which appropriate nesting material and food are placed, and a tunnel leading into it. As an animal enters it trips a door which falls shut so it cannot escape and must remain in the nest-box.
How to cite this entry:
"Longworth trap" A Dictionary of Zoology. Ed. Michael Allaby. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 11 December 2011
Longworth trap A metal (usually aluminium) trap that is used to collect small mammals without injuring them. It consists of a nest-box, in which appropriate nesting material and food are placed, and a tunnel leading into it. As an animal enters it trips a door which falls shut so it cannot escape and must remain in the nest-box.
How to cite this entry:
"Longworth trap" A Dictionary of Zoology. Ed. Michael Allaby. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 11 December 2011
