dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈiːt ʌvðə dˈeɪ, ðeɪ bˈɛɹi ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪn lˈuːs sˈɔɪl ʌv ɹˈoʊdsaɪd dˈɪtʃᵻz, ˈɪɹᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd kɹˈɑːplənd, ɔːɹ ɡɹˈæsləndz, ænd ɪmˈɜːdʒ tə fˈiːd ɪnðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋz.
During the heat of the day, they bury themselves in loose soil of roadside ditches, irrigated cropland, or grasslands, and emerge to feed in the evenings.