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The grasshopper mouse (A) is a carnivorous rodent with prominent vibrissae and long claws. B) A grasshopper mouse skull imaged using a scanning electron microscope illustrates dentition modified for carnivory. Image for A provided by Jan Decher. The black background was digitally shaded in B.
