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   ocr: also - dig and maintain mazes of minute passageways that "air condition" the soil 15) 6 and serve as aqueducts and reservoirs for water. In the act of burrowing, the animals mix organic material with the mineral soil. 16 Many floor animals, such as protozoa, 13 springtails, millipedes, and mites, feed on 2) 10) the myriad fungi and bacteria. Some, such as 2) daddy longlegs, preda- ceous mites, and pseu- doscorpions, prey on other animals. The larger organisms of the forest floor also serve as food for a number of animals, particularly birds. Most of the floor organisms are permanent residents ...