Through their burrowing activities, the staphylinid beetles Bledius pallipennis and B. bellicosus \ remove significant quantities of loose, easily eroded sand from beneath cohesive surficial layers. The combined seasonal activities of both species result in an estimated 5.1 mm new layer of reworked sand in certain exposed areas of the braided lower Platte and Loup Rivers in eastern Nebraska.
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Smith et al. (1971) studied this question.