dibbler
Seed hole maker
A dibbler is a pointed tool for making holes in soil to plant seeds or bulbs: She used a dibbler to set out the onion sets.
Also called a dibble.
The word extends to anyone or anything that dibbles—pokes holes in earth for planting.
Organism eating bugs primarily
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- numbatAustralian termite-eating marsupial
- fat-tailedWith enlarged posterior
endangered · cryptic · mouselike · burrow
Equipment for cultivating soil
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- bulb planterTool for digging planting holes
- pointedTapering to a tip
planting hole · wooden · hand tool · nursery · propagation · horticulture · vegetable garden · sowing
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- recovery programSystematic return to wellness
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
translocation · habitat loss · fragmentation · predation · feral cats · foxes · population decline · monitoring
Largest Australian state
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- coastalOf the shoreline
- banksiaAustralian flowering shrub genus
jarrah · mallee · dense vegetation · leaf litter · undergrowth · semi-arid · sandy soil · bushland
Active during darkness
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- carnivorousFeeding on animal flesh
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
burrowing · nest · shelter · predatory · ambush · hunt · prey · invertebrates
insectivore
Organism eating bugs primarily
fat-tailed · endangered · cryptic · mouselike · burrow
garden tool
Equipment for cultivating soil
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- bulb planterTool for digging planting holes
planting hole · pointed · wooden · hand tool · nursery · propagation · horticulture · vegetable garden · sowing · spacing
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- recovery programSystematic return to wellness
captive breeding · translocation · habitat loss · fragmentation · predation · feral cats · foxes · population decline · monitoring · reintroduction
Western Australia
Largest Australian state
banksia · jarrah · mallee · dense vegetation · leaf litter · undergrowth · semi-arid · sandy soil · bushland · reserve
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- carnivorousFeeding on animal flesh
solitary · burrowing · nest · shelter · predatory · ambush · hunt · prey · invertebrates · torpor
- marsupialskangaroo, koala, wallaby, wombat, opossum
- dasyuromorphsTasmanian devil, thylacine, numbat, Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf
- seedersseeder, seed drill, planter, grain drill, corn planter