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lives in the southern US and in Mexico at elevations up to 6000 meters. It preys on various insects, worms, and slugs. It is an efficient predator that feeds at night on a variety of arthropods, primarily insects such as cockroaches and crickets, as well as millipedes and other arachnids. It has even
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