Track mystery 12

Answer: The tracks on the left are thought to have been made by an insect, possibly a beetle. The tracks on the right were probably made by a jumping rodent.

Beetle and jumping mouse
Left: Drawing of a beetle by Jan Gillbank (CC BY 3.0). Right: Drawing of a jumping mouse created by Thomas Davies around 1787. Note the difference in size between the front and hind feet!

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