What are creatures that live on a rotting log?

Many different creatures make their homes in and around rotting logs, including:

- Insects, such as termites, ants, beetles, and millipedes

- Arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions

- Myriapods, such as centipedes

- Isopods, such as pillbugs and sowbugs

- Earthworms

- Amphibians, such as salamanders and frogs

- Reptiles, such as lizards and snakes

- Birds, such as woodpeckers and nuthatches

- Mammals, such as mice, rats, and squirrels