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Fire Island National SeashoreReddish garnet sand on calm bay shoreline.
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Fire Island National Seashore
Animals
 
The habitats within Fire Island National Seashore support a wide variety of wildlife.
Plover nest among shells on white sand beach.
Nesting Shorebirds
Piping Plovers are among the avian species that call Fire Island "home."
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Close-up view of pinkish sundew plants, bright green mosses, and spike-like leaves of other plants.  

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Tiny insectivorous plants called sundews (Drosera rotundifolia and D. intermedia) may be found in the low moist swales between dunes in the Fire Island wilderness area. Sundew gets its name from the glistening sticky substance on its leaves that traps ants and other small insects.
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Last Updated: September 09, 2006 at 23:42 EST